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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX7
Telephone code01538
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:37 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,938 residentsin the Hebden Bridge census areaMedian age 49.44,283 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,501 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: education 16%, health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 38% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,419 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHebden Bridge Canalsidehistoric site · 1.5 miGibson Millhistoric site · 1.6 miBrown Hillhill · under a mileDale Cloughdale · 1.0 miPry Hillhill · under a mileHippins Cloughvalley · under a mileStrines Cloughvalley · under a mileLane End Damwater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPinfold Picnic Areapark · 1.8 miNew Road Memorial Gardenspark · 2.0 miPatmos Gardenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband12% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation342 m1,122 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 183 to 379 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryHebden Bridge Group Practice2.1 miPharmacyBoots2.1 miDentistDenny And Wright Associates2.1 miPolice stationSowerby Bridge Police Station6.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hebden Bridge1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryColden Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHebden Royd CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 109 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTodmorden High School, A SHARE Academyages 11-16, 885 pupils2.6 miCollegeCalderdale College7.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationHebden Bridge2.3 miBus stationTodmorden Bus Station2.5 miBus stops26 within a mileEV chargingMarket Palce2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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