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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People8,938 residentsin the Hebden Bridge census areaMedian age 49.44,283 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,501 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: education 16%, health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 38% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,408 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksStoodley Pikehistoric site · 1.1 miHebden Bridge Canalsidehistoric site · 1.3 miDale Cloughdale · under a mileCockden Hillhill · under a mileBurnt Acres Wood Bottomvalley · under a mileOaks Cloughvalley · under a mileLodge Hillhill · under a mileStaups Damwater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNew Road Memorial Gardenspark · 1.7 miPinfold Picnic Areapark · 1.9 miPatmos Gardenpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes186 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 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 5.1 · 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
Broadband12% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 348 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryHebden Bridge Group Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistDenny And Wright Associates1.8 miPolice stationSowerby Bridge Police Station6.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hebden Bridge1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryHebden Royd CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 109 pupils1.5 miPrimaryColden Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTodmorden High School, A SHARE Academyages 11-16, 885 pupils2.5 miCollegeCalderdale College7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationHebden Bridge1.8 miBus stationTodmorden Bus Station2.1 miBus stops23 within a mileEV chargingMarket Palce1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX7 postcode district.
