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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,303 residentsin the Elland census areaMedian age 41.54,662 households58% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright19% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,733 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle78% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,128 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKew Hillhill · under a mileHollins Hey Cloughvalley · under a mileKings Deanvalley · under a mileHaigh House Hillhill · 1.1 miUpper Lakelake · 2.7 miCompensation Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · within reach · 3 haElland Bridge Riverside Parkpark · under a mileClayhouse Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haElland Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 16 haBrooksbank Cycle Circuit and Sports Complexsports ground · under a mile · 4 haSpa Well Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197638 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 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 9.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,823 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryOvergate Prescribing11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRyburn Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistElland Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 6 specialSecondaryThe Brooksbank Schoolages 11-18, 1,446 pupilsunder a milePrimaryElland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 138 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCross Lane Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 309 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHuddersfield New College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationHalifax2.6 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre2.9 miBus stops165 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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