Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:37 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,547 residentsin the Golcar census areaMedian age 41.12,926 households65% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright17% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,026 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,132 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksCompensation Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miMilking Cloughvalley · under a mileLongwood Reservoirswater · under a mileWoodall Ing Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miPendle Hillhill · 1.2 miLeeches Hillhill · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · under a mileCrosland Heath Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haMark Fisher's Two Furrows Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileWellhouse Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileGreenhead Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 13 haShaw Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 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 9.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,042 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation164 m538 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHuddersfield Royal Infirmary1.7 miGP surgeryFieldhead Surgery16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGolcar Delivery Pharmacy18 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistS J Webster And Associatesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools17 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryManor Road Academyages 3-11under a milePrimarySt John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryColne Valley High Schoolages 11-16, 1,360 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHuddersfield New College1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationSlaithwaite1.8 miBus stationStand Z2 Huddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre2.5 miBus stops146 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD7 postcode district.
