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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:37 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:22 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,516 residentsin the Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland census areaMedian age 46.63,582 households79% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,330 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,352 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°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 landmarksScammonden Waterlake · 1.1 miBlack Hillhill · under a mileBooth Wood Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBuckstone Edge, Marsden Moor, Huddersfieldhistoric site · 2.3 miSnow Hillhill · under a mileRingstone Edge Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miGodly Cloughvalley · under a mileScammonden Bridgebridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesScammonden Activity Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 3 haMill Fold Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 miThe Parkpark · 3.5 miShaw Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 2 haNorland Public Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 3 haSource: 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 197634 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202524 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 8.2 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,780 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation229 m751 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 157 to 367 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryBrig Royd Surgery1.9 miPharmacyRyburn Pharmacy (Ripponden) LTD1.9 miDentistOldham Road (Dental Surgery)1.7 miPolice stationSowerby Bridge Police Station4.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Slaithwaite, Slaithwaite3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt John's Primary School In Rishworthages 4-11, 152 pupilsunder a mileIndependentRishworth Schoolages 10-19, 361 pupils1.0 miSecondaryRyburn Valley High Schoolages 11-18, 1,589 pupils3.8 miCollegeHuddersfield New College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationMarsden3.3 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre6.4 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationHuddersfield3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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