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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX7
Telephone code01538
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:37 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,938 residentsin the Hebden Bridge census areaMedian age 49.44,283 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,501 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: education 16%, health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 38% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% 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 1°C1,419 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBrown Hillhill · under a mileDale Cloughdale · 1.0 miPry Hillhill · under a mileHippins Cloughvalley · under a mileStrines Cloughvalley · under a mileLane End Damwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPinfold Picnic Areapark · 1.8 miNew Road Memorial Gardenspark · 2.0 miPatmos Gardenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 5.6 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband12% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation342 m1,122 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 183 to 379 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryHebden Bridge Group Practice2.1 miPharmacyBoots2.1 miDentistDenny And Wright Associates2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryColden Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHebden Royd CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 109 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTodmorden High School, A SHARE Academyages 11-16, 885 pupils2.6 miCollegeCalderdale College7.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationHebden Bridge2.3 miBus stationTodmorden Bus Station2.5 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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