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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People10,189 residentsin the Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane census areaMedian age 36.94,106 households71% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 5,566 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C700 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksStourton Pagan Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.6 miHatfield Hall G.Chistoric site · 2.7 miArdsley Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miLofthouse Hillhill · 1.4 miDunningley Hillhill · 1.6 miSpring Woodwoodland · under a mileThorpe Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLofthouse Colliery Nature Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 27 haRothwell Pasturespark · 1.7 mi · 14 haDolphin Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileOutwood Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 7 haJeffrey and Ings Fieldplaying field · 1.4 miLeeds Urban Bike Parksports ground · 1.6 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197214 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20257 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 16 · PM2.5 8.0 · PM10 16 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,177 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFieldhead Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryLeeds Vps15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyThorpe Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLingwell Croft Dental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationWest Yorkshire Police Training and Development CentreWakefield1.8 miCash machinePost OfficeLeeds1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryThorpe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRobin Hood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCockburn Laurence Calvert Academyages 11-16, 1,023 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group3.6 miUniversityLeeds College of Music4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationOutwood1.6 miBus stationWakefield Bus StationWakefield City Centre3.7 miBus stops96 within a mileCar parkHunslet Warriors Car ParkLeeds2.9 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationWakefield1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF3 postcode district.
