Local servicesHospitalFieldhead Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryStanley14 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOutwood Dental Care1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryStanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 298 pupilsright herePrimaryOutwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gateages 3-11, 438 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Grange Academyages 11-18, 1,900 pupils1.4 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group2.2 miUniversityLeeds College of Music6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationOutwood1.3 miBus stationWakefield Bus StationWakefield City Centre2.1 miBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:46 pm
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People6,929 residentsin the Stanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat census areaMedian age 40.13,042 households70% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright14% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,602 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 18%, construction 9%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesLofthouse Colliery Nature Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 27 haOutwood Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 7 haWrenthorpe Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 24 haAlford Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileStanley Grove Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileIveridge Hallsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197216 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20255 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
