Local servicesHospitalEpd Service - Wards At Seacroft Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryDr Swaby & Partners17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWindmill - Pharmacy Plus Health12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistScholes Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryScholes (Elmet) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 340 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJohn Smeaton Academyages 11-18, 677 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrimes Dyke Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeeds College of Building4.6 miUniversityLeeds College of Music4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA9.9 miRailway stationCross Gates1.6 miBus stationSeacroft Bus Station1.3 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS15 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:34 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:21 am – 3:46 pm
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People5,630 residentsin the Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes census areaMedian age 49.02,352 households89% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,640 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C684 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksLimekiln Hillhill · under a mileRake Hillhill · under a mileWaterloo Lakelake · 2.7 miUpper Lakelake · 3.1 miBarnbow Woodwoodland · under a mileWhinmoor Nook Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMill Greenpark · 1.1 miKing George's Gardenpark · 1.3 miGarforth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 58 haHalton Deanspark · 2.2 mi · 34 haBelle Vue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileJohn Smeaton Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197219 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20259 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
