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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 min4:36 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,278 residentsin the Walton, Woolley & Bretton census areaMedian age 50.32,728 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,886 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C760 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°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 mileUpper Lakelake · 1.1 miHorbury Memorial Parkhistoric site · 2.8 miPikeley Hillhill · 1.0 miBretton Lakeswater · under a mileWoolley Edgehill · 1.3 miThe Cloughvalley · 1.4 miThornhill Hallhistoric site · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBretton Country Parkpark · under a mile · 207 haYorkshire Sculpture Parkpark · under a mile · 213 haNewmillerdam Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 97 haPaintballing Centresports ground · under a mileWindy Bank Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes200 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)2,902 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals5.0 miGP surgeryHmp & Yoi New Hall2.1 miPharmacyNetherton Pharmacy1.7 miDentistThe Bungalow Dental Practice1.6 miPolice stationWest Yorkshire Police Forensic UnitWakefield3.1 miCash machineMoto - Wooley Edge North - Forecourt, West Brettonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWest Bretton Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 118 pupilsright herePrimaryCrigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 198 pupils1.9 miSecondaryDarton Academyages 11-16, 1,099 pupils2.8 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationDarton2.7 miBus stationOssett Bus Station4.2 miBus stops25 within a mileEV chargingGridserveBrettonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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