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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,569 residentsin the Emley & Skelmanthorpe census areaMedian age 48.42,918 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,057 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle43% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C815 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksUpper Lakelake · 2.1 miLower Lakelake · 2.6 miFurnace Hillhill · 1.2 miBroad Oak Hillhill · 1.5 miCliffe Hill Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miEpley Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesYorkshire Sculpture Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 213 haBretton Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 207 haCliffe Woods and Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197646 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202512 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband94% 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)3,280 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 213 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub6.2 miGP surgeryEmley Clinic4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistOsborne And Oboyle1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryEmley First Schoolages 4-10, 137 pupilsright herePrimaryFlockton CofE (C) First Schoolages 4-10, 80 pupils1.2 miSecondaryScissett Middle Schoolages 10-13, 592 pupils1.6 miCollegeKirklees College6.6 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationDenby Dale3.1 miBus stationOssett Bus Station5.1 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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