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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:34 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,089 residentsin the Ferrybridge & West Knottingley census areaMedian age 38.53,603 households55% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright34% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,573 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C646 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August32 days of air frost, 11 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 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWillow Islandisland · 1.1 miSt Thomas's Hillhill · under a mileLongbull Hillhill · under a mileLittle Riverriver · 1.7 miQueen's Mill Castlefordhistoric site · 3.2 miBank Dole Junctionwater · 2.0 miBank Dole Reachwater · 2.0 miChurch Road Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPontefract Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 76 haBarbican Gardenpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 1.5 mi · 2 haMiner's Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 7 haMonkhill Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miPontefract Squash and Leisure Clubsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200844 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 11 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 15 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,039 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary1.8 miGP surgeryFerrybridge Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Ferrybridge10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationWest Yorkshire PolicePontefract1.8 miCash machineMFG - Knottingley (MRH)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryWillow Green Academyages 3-11, 228 pupilsright herePrimaryThe Vale Primary Academyages 3-11, 218 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAiredale Academyages 11-18, 1,008 pupils1.5 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group9.4 miUniversityLeeds College of Music12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationKnottingleyunder a mileBus stationPontefract Bus Station1.7 miBus stops59 within a mileCar parkMarket Place Upper Car ParkWest Yorkshire1.8 miEV chargingGridserveFerrybridge1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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