Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryHonley Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMedicare Chemists4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHonley Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHonley CofE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery Schoolages 4-11, 373 pupilsright hereSecondaryHonley High Schoolages 11-16, 1,240 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNetherton Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 204 pupils1.0 miCollegeKirklees College2.7 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationHonleyunder a mileBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station2.2 miBus stops87 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:37 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,105 residentsin the Meltham census areaMedian age 46.03,885 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,227 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C1,185 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesOld People's Parkpark · within reachMeltham Hall Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haCoronation Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haVictoria Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 miVictoria Parkpark · 2.2 miWoodfield Parksports ground · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 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 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,107 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 216 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
