Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryThe Village Medical Ctr.5 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyCohens Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentist58-62 Church Street (Dental Practice)1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryStansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary Schoolages 3-11, 103 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLittleborough Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 313 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWardle Academyages 11-16, 1,366 pupils2.3 miCollegeHopwood Hall College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationLittleborough1.6 miMetroKingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)Milnrow4.1 miBus stationTodmorden Bus Station3.4 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL15 postcode district.
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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People6,628 residentsin the Littleborough North & Calderbook census areaMedian age 43.73,055 households66% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright11% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,264 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,236 mm of rain a year, 41 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · under a mileLower Chelburn Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHigher Chelburn Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLong Hillhill · under a mileCuckoo Hillhill · under a mileOwler Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHollingworth Lake Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 62 haHare Hill Parkpark · 1.3 miWhittaker Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 17 haLittleborough Sports Centresports ground · 1.2 miRutherford Parkpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes198 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 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202646 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,370 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation240 m787 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 375 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
