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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,388 residentsin the Greetland & Stainland census areaMedian age 44.74,119 households72% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,678 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,069 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°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 landmarksSkircoat Greenhistoric site · 1.1 miSilk Mill Homeshistoric site · 1.5 miKings Deanvalley · under a mileElland Bridgebridge · 1.1 miCrawstone Cloughvalley · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 3.0 miKew Hillhill · 1.6 miHaigh House Hillhill · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClayhouse Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haHalifax Bradley Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haHoyle's Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileThe Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haBrooksbank Cycle Circuit and Sports Complexsports ground · under a mile · 4 haSpa Well Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes193 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197638 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,295 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 196 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryStainland Road Medical Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyK Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWest Vale Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSowerby Bridge Police Station2.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Greetland, Greetlandunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 4 specialPrimaryThe Greetland Academyages 4-11, 385 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWest Vale Academyages 4-11, 74 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Brooksbank Schoolages 11-18, 1,446 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCalderdale College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationSowerby Bridge2.2 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre2.6 miBus stops156 within a mileCar parkEuro Car Parks2.4 miEV chargingTimber Street Car Park1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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