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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD5
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 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,170 residentsin the Kirkheaton census areaMedian age 46.22,610 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,010 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C864 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksColne Bridge Lockhistoric site · 1.3 miBlack Dicks Tower Whitleyhistoric site · 1.8 miCockley Hillhill · under a mileStafford Hillhill · under a mileCovey Cloughvalley · 1.1 miLedgard Bridgebridge · 1.4 miWhitley Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miWhitley Wood Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRavensknowle Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haFernside Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 3 haIngs Grove Parkpark · 1.6 miSutcliffe Memorial Groundplaying field · under a mileStandiforth Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 6 haLeeds Road Sports Complexsports ground · 1.1 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes201 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202515 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 10.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband92% 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)2,737 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi Healthcare - The Huddersfield Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryKirkheaton Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyKirkheaton Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKirkheaton Dentalunder a milePolice stationHuddersfield Police Station2.7 miCash machineGreenside News (EP53 PROJECT), Dalton1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryKirkheaton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 335 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDalton Schoolages 3-11, 487 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNetherhall Learning Campus High Schoolages 11-19, 823 pupils1.3 miCollegeKirklees College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationDeighton1.2 miBus stationHuddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre2.6 miBus stops44 within a mileCar parkCo-op Mirfield Car Park1.6 miEV chargingStation Road1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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