Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:37 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:20 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,494 residentsin the Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & Thurgoland census areaMedian age 50.52,771 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,126 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,366 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileFlight Hillhill · under a mileWogden Bottomvalley · under a mileFox House Cloughvalley · under a mileLower Windleden Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miHarden Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202519 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,934 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation346 m1,135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 254 to 392 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryAvicenna Medical Practice At Oaklands Health Centre4.1 miPharmacyNew Mill Pharmacy3.6 miDentistDentistry @ Holme3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKirklees College8.3 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationDenby Dale4.4 miBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station3.7 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
