Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryTodmorden Group Practiceunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTodmorden CofE J, I & N Schoolages 2-11, 237 pupilsright herePrimarySt Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 94 pupilsright hereSecondaryTodmorden High School, A SHARE Academyages 11-16, 885 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurnley College8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationTodmordenunder a mileBus stationTodmorden Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops111 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:37 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,456 residentsin the Todmorden West & Cornholme census areaMedian age 43.14,237 households61% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright16% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,248 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 50% go by car, 7% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,412 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOak Hill Cloughvalley · under a mileDobroyd Cloughvalley · under a mileShoebroad Damwater · under a mileCastle Hillhill · under a mileKit Hillhill · 1.1 miPike Hillmountain · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPatmos Gardenpark · under a mileCentre Vale Parksports ground · under a mile · 22 haNew Road Memorial Gardenspark · 3.9 miHawthorn Roadpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes191 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197630 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,418 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 286 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
