Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:34 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:21 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,481 residentsin the Aberford, Barwick & Thorner census areaMedian age 49.42,875 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,039 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C685 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 9 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)
Nearby landmarksWothersome Lakelake · 1.9 miScarcroft Hillhill · under a mileBirkby Hillhill · 1.4 miNorwood Bottomsvalley · 1.2 miUpper Lakelake · 3.1 miThorner Bottoms Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Gardenspark · 1.7 mi · 27 haScarcroft Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 46 haHawthorn Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 6 haMill Greenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197221 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEpd Service - Wards At Seacroft Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryThe Surgeryunder a milePharmacyWhinmoor Pharmacy1.8 miDentistLiving Smiles LTD1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryThorner Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFieldhead Carr Primary Schoolages 3-11, 406 pupils1.8 miSecondaryJohn Smeaton Academyages 11-18, 677 pupils2.7 miCollegeLeeds College of Building5.7 miUniversityLeeds College of Music5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA9.6 miRailway stationCross Gates3.6 miBus stationSeacroft Bus Station2.7 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS14 postcode district.
