Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:35 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:23 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,186 residentsin the Keighley Utley census areaMedian age 35.82,274 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright5% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,632 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 18%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%5% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C947 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January46 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksRedcar Tarnlake · under a mileHunters' Hillhill · under a mileLodge Hillhill · under a mileCarr Cloughvalley · under a mileMorkin Pit Waterfallwaterfall · 3.4 miHill Cloughvalley · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCliffe Castle Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haKeighleygolf course · under a mile · 35 haDevonshire Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haLow Wood Scout Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 30 haCastle Hill Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)2,325 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 286 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAiredale General Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryHillbrook Child And Adolescence Service30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHussain Dispensing Chemist11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSkipton Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurserySecondaryCarlton Keighleyages 11-16, 809 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 630 pupilsunder a milePrimaryVictoria Primary Schoolages 3-11, 323 pupilsunder a mileCollegeShipley College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationKeighley1.3 miBus stationKeighley Bus Station1.2 miBus stops84 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD20 postcode district.
