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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD8
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 –
People6,674 residentsin the Lepton, Grange Moor & Flockton census areaMedian age 47.92,915 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,241 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C866 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBlack Dicks Tower Whitleyhistoric site · 1.1 miPheasantry Hillhill · under a mileThe Heightshill · under a mileVictoria Towerhistoric site · 3.3 miWhitley Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miDean Bottomvalley · 1.5 miLiley Cloughvalley · 1.6 miLow Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHighlanders Sports and Social Clubsports ground · under a mile · 4 haWoodsome Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 57 haFernside Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 3 haRavensknowle Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 5 haKirkburton Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.7 miDewsbury Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 87 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202514 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband96% 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)3,031 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation192 m630 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 129 to 240 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi Healthcare - The Huddersfield Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryLepton And Kirkheaton Surgeries4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceKirkburton1.8 miCash machineLepton Service Station (CZI)right hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 422 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLepton CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 167 pupils1.0 miSecondaryKirkburton Middle Schoolages 10-13, 495 pupils1.3 miCollegeKirklees College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationMirfield2.7 miBus stationHuddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre3.9 miBus stops49 within a mileCar park8 Riley Lane ParkingKirkburton1.6 miEV chargingStation Road2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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