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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF2
Telephone code01932
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,278 residentsin the Walton, Woolley & Bretton census areaMedian age 50.32,728 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,886 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% 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 higher15% 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 2°C687 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGallows Hillhill · under a mileThorntree Hillhill · under a mileCalder Islandisland · 2.0 miStennard Islandisland · 2.1 miCold Hiendley Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miUpper Lakelake · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWalton Colliery Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 78 haAnglers Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 63 haWaterton Parkgolf course · under a mile · 87 haPugneys Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 99 haSandal Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · 1.1 mi · 9 haWest Yorkshire County Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband93% 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)2,902 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPinderfields Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySandal Castle Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBamboo Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSandal Dental Care1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryWalton Primary Academyages 3-11, 336 pupilsright herePrimarySandal Castle VA Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 608 pupils1.0 miSecondarySt Thomas ? Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 762 pupils1.2 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group3.1 miUniversityLeeds College of Music10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationSandal & Agbrigg1.2 miBus stationPeterson RoadWakefield2.5 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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