Local servicesHospitalRipon Comm Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryPes At Appleson Optometrists Leeds7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHopkinson Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryWetherby High Schoolages 11-16, 828 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrossley Street Primary Schoolages 3-11, 242 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 164 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAskham Bryan College9.1 miUniversityLeeds Arts University10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationCattal5.5 miBus stationWetherby Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops63 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS22 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:33 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:21 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,368 residentsin the Wetherby East & Thorp Arch census areaMedian age 46.03,076 households64% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright20% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,976 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C636 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksQuarry Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.2 miPeasbury Hillhill · 1.5 miCrowcroft Bankwoodland · under a mileWothersome Lakelake · 3.6 miSpring Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWetherby Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 65 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haGrange Park Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 16 haWest Parkpark · 1.7 miThe Greenpark · 2.2 miThe Gardenspark · 3.9 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197225 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202516 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,364 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
