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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtLS26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:34 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:21 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,961 residentsin the Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston census areaMedian age 46.23,020 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright18% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,099 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% 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 languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C686 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 landmarksTemple Newsam Yorkshirehistoric site · 2.0 miTemple Newsamhistoric site · 2.1 miRainbow Lakelake · 1.9 miLapwing Lakelake · 1.9 miLen's Hillhill · under a milePreston Hillhill · 1.0 miPeasecroft Woodwoodland · under a mileAvenue Pondspond · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTemple Newsam Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 341 haWater Haigh Woodland Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 8 haPreston View Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSpringhead Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 21 haKippax Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes155 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 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 20256 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 9.7 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,192 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Methley Park Hospital1.8 miGP surgerySwillington Medical Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySwillington Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBeechwood Dental Care1.5 miPolice stationGarforth Police StationLeeds1.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Woodlesford, Woodlesford1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySwillington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 210 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Preston VC CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 228 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrigshaw High Schoolages 11-18, 1,321 pupils1.6 miCollegeLeeds College of Building5.4 miUniversityLeeds College of Music5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationWoodlesford1.3 miBus stationCastleford Bus Station Coach Stop3.8 miBus stops38 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLeeds1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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