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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF16
Telephone code01924
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,657 residentsin the Heckmondwike North census areaMedian age 36.94,429 households65% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright16% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,755 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%4% 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°C706 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°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 landmarksBlakeridge Millhistoric site · 1.4 miHowley Ruinshistoric site · 2.5 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileSmithy Hillhill · 1.6 miSpen Valley Bottomsvalley · 1.9 miDewsbury Flood Relief Channelwater · 2.1 miForge Lane Bridgebridge · 2.5 miLedgard Bridgebridge · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDewsbury Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 87 haThe Greenpark · under a mileCrow Nest Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 18 haStaincliffe Parkplaying field · under a mileJohn Curwen Academy Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haGreen Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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: 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 14 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 11 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
Broadband100% 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)4,621 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryUndercliffe Surgery30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNorthgate Pharmacy27 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMr & Mrs Odaiunder a milePolice stationHeckmondwike Police Stationunder a mileCash machineLocal Expressunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi56 schools36 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 3 otherSecondaryHeckmondwike Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,522 pupilsright hereIndependentBrian Jackson Collegeages 13-18, 74 pupilsright herePrimaryHoly Spirit Catholic Primary Academyages 4-11, 211 pupilsright hereCollegeGreenhead College6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationDewsbury1.8 miBus stationHeckmondwike Bus Station 6under a mileBus stops189 within a mileCar parkCliffe Street Car ParkDewsbury2.0 miEV chargingAlbion Street Car Parkunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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