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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtBD11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:22 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,552 residentsin the Birkenshaw census areaMedian age 42.93,203 households79% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,778 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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 1°C859 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 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 landmarksBolling Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miHunsworth Hillhill · 1.0 miBirkenshaw Bottomsvalley · under a mileFarnley Hall, West Yorkshirehistoric site · 3.4 miToftshaw Bottomvalley · 1.3 miCockers Daledale · 2.1 miChatts Hillhill · 1.6 miKittle Point Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTong Moorpark · under a mile · 8 haOakwell Hall Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 45 haToftshaw Moorpark · under a mileThe Manor Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 53 haAdwalton Moorplaying field · 1.0 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197646 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202514 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 13 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,359 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 224 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Luke's Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryBirkenshaw Health Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBirkenshaw Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDentistry@Bd41.1 miPolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceBradford2.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Birkenshaw, Bradford Rd, Birkenshaw2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools15 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryBirkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 457 pupilsright herePrimaryEast Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTong Leadership Academyages 11-19, 799 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA7.7 miRailway stationLow Moor2.6 miBus stationCleckheaton Bus Station2.5 miBus stops92 within a mileCar parkApcoaBradford3.0 miEV chargingSt Johns Car Park1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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