Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:47 pm
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People9,627 residentsin the Wyke census areaMedian age 40.34,181 households63% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright17% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,165 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 63% go by car, 7% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C858 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksDelph Hillhill · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 2.5 miHartshead Moor Tophill · 1.2 miPark Damwater · 1.1 miDoctor Woodwoodland · under a mileLow Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haHarold Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 18 haWyke Community Sports Villageplaying field · under a mile · 14 haCleckheaton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 39 haWoodsidepark · 1.6 miLightcliffe Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202517 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 12 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)4,219 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Luke's Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySunnybank & Cowgill Medical Practice7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCurrie's Chemist10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSunnybank House (Dental Practice)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 specialPrimaryWorthinghead Primary Schoolages 5-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShirley Manor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 168 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughAppleton Academyages 3-16, 1,207 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA9.9 miRailway stationLow Moor1.0 miBus stationCleckheaton Bus Station2.5 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD12 postcode district.
