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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 – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,902 residentsin the Streethouse & Sharlston Common census areaMedian age 39.44,992 households68% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright18% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,917 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C672 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Lakelake · under a mileMiddle Lakelake · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a milePlanetree Hillhill · under a mileDamhead Woodwoodland · under a mileColcar Ing Woodwoodland · under a mileAnglers Country Parkwalk or trail · 2.5 miWintersett Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSharlston Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haFoulby Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haAnglers Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 63 haOld Sharlston Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileMill Pond Stadiumplaying field · 1.3 mi · 5 haMeadway Allotment Siteallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes169 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 20253 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband96% 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)5,429 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPinderfields Hospital4.0 miGP surgerySharlston Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBelle Isle Pharmacy Online5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistR S Nicholson's Dental Surgery1.2 miPolice stationNormanton Police Station2.5 miCash machinePremier High Street Wakefield1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimarySharlston Community Schoolages 3-11, 239 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStreethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 105 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCrofton Academyages 11-16, 1,045 pupils1.2 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group4.5 miUniversityLeeds College of Music10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationStreethouseunder a mileBus stationPeterson RoadWakefield3.8 miBus stops38 within a mileEV chargingWest Street Car Park2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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