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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 –
People6,784 residentsin the Kirkburton & Farnley Tyas census areaMedian age 44.92,673 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,981 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C813 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksDean Bottomvalley · under a mileSchool Hillhill · under a mileBurnt Hillhill · 1.4 miSpring Woodwoodland · under a mileShelley Bank Bottomvalley · 1.9 miCarr Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoodsome Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 57 haFernside Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haKirkburton Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileRavensknowle Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 5 haShelley Criicket Clubplaying field · 1.5 miHighlanders Sports and Social Clubsports ground · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202515 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)2,782 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryKirkburton Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKirkburton Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHighburton CofE First Academyages 4-10, 161 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirkburton Middle Schoolages 10-13, 495 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 422 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKirklees College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationStocksmoor1.7 miBus stationHuddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre3.4 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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