Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:37 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:21 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,199 residentsin the Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth census areaMedian age 47.55,266 households78% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 6,000 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,194 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksMark Bottomsvalley · under a mileBrown Hillhill · under a mileHolme Styes Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miBoshaw Whams Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miWolfstones Heighthill · 1.2 miLip Hill Cloughvalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · within reachSands Recreation Areaplaying field · under a mile · 6 haWooldale Wanderers Athletic Football Clubplaying field · under a mileOld People's Parkpark · 2.2 miMeltham Hall Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haSavile Housesports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197639 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202519 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,548 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 288 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryAvicenna Medical Practice At Oaklands Health Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMedicare Chemists4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDentistry @ Holmeright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools10 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHolmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimaryUpperthong Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHolmfirth High Schoolages 11-16, 1,328 pupils1.1 miCollegeKirklees College5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationBrockholes2.0 miBus stationHolmfirth Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops127 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD9 postcode district.
