[2] The village is typical of Yorkshire's former coal mining communities with its mix of local authority and private houses.

In April 2017 work was undertaken in Micklefield to realign the track as part of the Transpennine route upgrade, and the position of the Leeds bound platform was altered.

This station would be sited close to Micklefield but the scheme was put on hold due to a lack of central government funding.

Micklefield was briefly mentioned on the BBC 3 series "Ladhood" alongside neighbouring Garforth, the primary setting for the show.

In spring 2019, work began on a larger expansion to the village, which will eventually infill the land between the existing Great North Road and adjacent motorway.

Local concern centres around how the villages amenities will cope with the expansion, as little is currently planned in terms of improvements.

The Peckfield site remained open for the washing of coal from nearby Ledston Luck Colliery until the end of the 1982–83 financial year.

Ninety children were rendered fatherless in the disaster, and plaques in the village school, church and pub are dedicated to their loss.

The pitch consists of 1 small covered terraced stand and a metal barrier runs round the perimeter to prevent encroachment.

In late 2016, fundraising was undertaken in conjunction with a local supermarket to raise funds for a multi use games area.

In July 2017 construction began on the surface which is situated in the recreation ground, on the disused site of the former village bowling green.

Since records began Micklefield has been noted to have three primary schools, with one of them tragically burning down at the bottom end of the village, in the early 1980s.

Proposals brought by Banks Renewables Ltd to build a wind farm on Hook Moor, to the east (and slightly north) of the village but separated from it by the A1(M) motorway section, provoked strong emotions and divisions within the community.

Banks then sought a judicial review, and the High Court found that the criteria on which the wind farm had been rejected were invalid.

[6][7] Construction of the wind farm began in 2015, and came online the following year with a total of 5 turbines with electricity production capacity of 10 MW.