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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:37 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:21 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,105 residentsin the Meltham census areaMedian age 46.03,885 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,227 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,208 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksWolfstones Heighthill · under a mileHolme Valleywalk or trail · under a mileBrown Hillhill · under a mileLip Hill Cloughvalley · under a mileMeltham Mills Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miHart Holes Cloughvalley · under a mileDigley Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miArmitage Bridgehistoric site · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mileUpperthong Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileMeltham Hall Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 4 haSands Recreation Areaplaying field · 1.1 mi · 6 haWoodhead Fold Gardenspark · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,107 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation291 m955 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 151 to 323 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryOaklands Health Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyMedicare Chemists3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDentistry @ Holme1.0 miPolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceThongsbridge1.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Holmfirth, Holmfirth1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryUpperthong Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNetherthong Primary Schoolages 4-11, 213 pupils1.1 miSecondaryHolmfirth High Schoolages 11-16, 1,328 pupils1.7 miCollegeKirklees College4.7 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationBrockholes2.3 miBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station1.0 miBus stops92 within a mileCar parkCrown Bottom Car ParkHolmfirth1.1 miEV chargingCrown Bottom, Holmfirth1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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