Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,261 residentsin the Dewsbury Central & Westborough census areaMedian age 34.02,757 households46% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright21% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,940 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 16%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 60% go by car, 7% 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 languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C737 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksDewsbury Flood Relief Channelwater · under a mileHolme Leas Cloughvalley · 1.5 miWildernesswoodland · under a mileWhitley Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miHaley Hillhill · 2.4 miLodge Hillhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDewsbury Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 87 haCrow Nest Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haCaulms Wood Recreation Groundpark · under a mile · 3 haHanging Heaton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 17 haRock House Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haCarr House Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 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 17 · PM2.5 7.6 · 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
Broadband92% 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)2,924 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub1.2 miGP surgeryCgl Kirklees36 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots28 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistTrinity House Orthodontics Dewsburyright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi49 schools33 primary, 3 secondary, 7 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 3 otherPrimaryEastborough Academyages 3-11, 214 pupilsunder a mileIndependentAl-Furqaan Preparatory Schoolages 2-11, 153 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryManor Croft Academyages 11-16, 1,032 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationDewsburyunder a mileBus stationDewsbury Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops153 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF12 postcode district.
