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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD6
Telephone code01484
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,670 residentsin the Brighouse census areaMedian age 47.53,711 households66% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright14% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,535 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,018 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksMill Royd Millhistoric site · under a mileBailiff Bridgehistoric site · 1.2 miRastrick Bridgebridge · under a mileBrighouse Bridgebridge · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 2.0 miHarry Hillhill · 1.1 miCromwell Bottomvalley · 1.0 miRound Hillhill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWellholme Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haRydings Parkpark · under a mileWillow Valleygolf course · 1.1 mi · 104 haRokt Climbing Gymsports ground · under a mileLane Head Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCarr Green Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes185 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202517 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 13 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)3,902 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryRydings Hall Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPark Street Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationBrighouse Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCash machine 26 Bethel StreetBrighouseright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryLongroyde Primary Schoolages 2-11, 340 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior Schoolages 7-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRastrick High Schoolages 11-16, 1,774 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGreenhead College3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationBrighouseunder a mileBus stationBrighouse Bus Station Cunder a mileBus stops176 within a mileEV chargingBethel Street3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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