Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:37 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,456 residentsin the Todmorden West & Cornholme census areaMedian age 43.14,237 households61% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright16% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,248 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 50% go by car, 7% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,531 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 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 landmarksTodmorden War Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miGorpley Reservoirreservoir · under a mileAcre Nook Cloughvalley · under a mileThieveley Pikemountain · 2.9 miFlower Scar Hillhill · under a mileMellings Cloughvalley · under a mileRaven Nest Hillhill · under a mileSummit Tunnel northern portalhistoric site · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPatmos Gardenpark · 1.8 miHawthorn Roadpark · 2.1 miCentre Vale Parksports ground · 1.4 mi · 22 haMoorlands Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes190 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,418 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation255 m837 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 196 to 420 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryTodmorden Group Practice2.0 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistBlanc Dental Care1.8 miPolice stationWaterfoot Police StationRossendale5.0 miCash machinePayzoneTodmorden1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 105 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCastle Hill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 162 pupils1.4 miSecondaryTodmorden High School, A SHARE Academyages 11-16, 885 pupils1.4 miCollegeBurnley College7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationTodmorden1.7 miBus stationTodmorden Bus Station1.9 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingSchool Lane Car Park1.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL14 postcode district.
