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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,524 residentsin the Crofton census areaMedian age 44.72,746 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright15% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,154 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C681 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 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 landmarksUpper Lakelake · 1.4 miMiddle Lakelake · 1.6 miShay Hillhill · under a mileBrand Hillhill · under a mileWintersett Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miCold Hiendley Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWalton Colliery Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 78 haAnglers Country Parkpark · under a mile · 63 haWaterton Parkgolf course · 1.0 mi · 87 haSharlston Greenpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haOak Street Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileOld Sharlston Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20254 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 7.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,857 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPinderfields Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryCrofton And Sharlston Med Prac2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLo's Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistR S Nicholson's Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherSecondaryCrofton Academyages 11-16, 1,045 pupilsright herePrimaryCrofton Infant Schoolages 3-7, 188 pupilsright herePrimaryCrofton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group3.7 miUniversityLeeds College of Music10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationStreethouse1.8 miBus stationPeterson RoadWakefield3.0 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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