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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:34 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,478 residentsin the Ackworth & Darrington census areaMedian age 47.15,003 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,554 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle48% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% 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 2°C625 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 10 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 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Lakelake · 2.2 miMiddle Lakelake · 2.4 miBrackenhillhill · 1.0 miConstitution Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Busheswoodland · 1.3 miBrackenhill Commonwoodland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFitzwilliam Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 69 haPurston Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 11 haPontefract Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 76 haLittle Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 3 haFeatherstone Sports Complexsports ground · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20253 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% 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)5,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary2.6 miGP surgeryCollege Lane Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWakefield Road Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentAckworth Schoolages 2-19, 429 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAckworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Featherstone Academyages 11-16, 556 pupils1.4 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group7.4 miUniversityLeeds College of Music12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationFeatherstone1.9 miBus stationPontefract Bus Station2.7 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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