Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryDrighlington Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWhitehall Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 4 secondaryPrimaryDrighlington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 396 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFieldhead Primary Academyages 3-11, 183 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBBG Academyages 11-16, 1,049 pupils1.3 miCollegeBradford College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA7.6 miRailway stationMorley3.0 miBus stationPudsey Bus Station2.8 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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
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People8,668 residentsin the Drighlington & Gildersome West census areaMedian age 45.63,844 households75% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,210 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle74% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C817 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksCockers Daledale · 1.2 miAndrew Hillhill · 1.0 miBirkenshaw Bottomsvalley · under a mileBarker Hillhill · 1.2 miTroy Daledale · 2.4 miRoker Lane Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOakwell Hall Country Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haThe Manor Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 53 haAdwalton Moorplaying field · under a mile · 17 haTong Moorpark · 1.2 mi · 8 haSpringbankpark · 1.4 miBirstall Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202513 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 7.6 · PM10 13 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
Broadband99% 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)4,204 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation179 m587 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
