Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:33 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:20 am – 3:45 pm
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People11,363 residentsin the Sherburn in Elmet & South Milford census areaMedian age 39.94,861 households73% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,999 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C636 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haQueen's Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 6 haValley Gardenspark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20257 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,234 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary5.7 miGP surgerySouth Milford Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMilford Pharmacyunder a mileDentistAiredale Dental Practice3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySouth Milford Primary Schoolages 5-11, 190 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMonk Fryston Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils1.4 miSecondarySherburn High Schoolages 11-18, 951 pupils1.5 miCollegeAskham Bryan College11.3 miUniversityLeeds College of Music11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationSouth Milford1.1 miBus stationCastleford Bus Station4.9 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS25 postcode district.
