Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:36 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,170 residentsin the Kirkheaton census areaMedian age 46.22,610 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,010 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C864 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksCuckoo Hillhill · under a mileStafford Hillhill · 1.0 miCovey Cloughvalley · 1.5 miWhitley Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miGawthorpe Lower Woodwoodland · under a mileLiley Cloughvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFernside Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haWoodsome Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 57 haRavensknowle Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haStandiforth Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 6 haIngs Grove Parkpark · 2.5 miHighlanders Sports and Social Clubsports ground · 1.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes203 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202515 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,737 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi Healthcare - The Huddersfield Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryLepton And Kirkheaton Surgeries7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryLepton CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 167 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 422 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing James's Schoolages 11-16, 1,055 pupils1.3 miCollegeKirklees College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationMirfield2.3 miBus stationHuddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre2.8 miBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD8 postcode district.
