Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People8,564 residentsin the Cleckheaton census areaMedian age 42.44,054 households59% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright15% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,092 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C715 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksSpen Valley Bottomsvalley · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.0 miSmithy Hillhill · 1.6 miFusden Woodwoodland · under a mileBirkenshaw Bottomsvalley · 2.0 miLanes Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing Edward VII Memorial Parkpark · under a mileRoyds Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haJo Cox Community Woodpark · under a mileCleckheaton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 39 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haPrincess Mary Stadiumsports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202514 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,412 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub2.7 miGP surgeryCleckheaton Group Practice17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyKirklees Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCleckheaton Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools17 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryHoward Park Community Schoolages 3-11, 235 pupilsright herePrimaryLittletown Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 165 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWhitcliffe Mount, A Share Academyages 11-16, 1,228 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA10 miRailway stationLow Moor2.6 miBus stationCleckheaton Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops146 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD19 postcode district.
