Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
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People9,665 residentsin the Normanton West census areaMedian age 40.14,297 households52% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright31% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,578 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 65% go by car, 6% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C642 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June34 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksMarshall Hillhill · under a milePlump Hillhill · under a mileStennard Islandisland · 2.2 miLower Lakelake · 2.8 miMiddle Lakelake · 2.8 miThe Half Moonwater · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWalton Colliery Nature Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 78 haVillage Greenpark · 1.3 miHaw Hill Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 7 haKirkthorpe Recreation Ground and Community Centreplaying field · under a mileSmirthwaite Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileNewland Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20253 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)4,655 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPinderfields Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryNewland Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyExel Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe High Street Dental Practice1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryNewlands Primary Schoolages 3-11, 270 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNormanton Junior Academyages 7-11, 357 pupils1.1 miSecondaryOutwood Academy Freestonages 11-16, 993 pupils1.2 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group2.9 miUniversityLeeds College of Music8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationNormanton1.2 miBus stationPeterson RoadWakefield2.3 miBus stops57 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF1 postcode district.
