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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD1
Telephone code01484
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,223 residentsin the Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown census areaMedian age 31.52,952 households34% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright30% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting14.7% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,524 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 53% go by car, 13% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C861 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksVictoria Towerhistoric site · 1.7 miLindley Clock Towerhistoric site · 1.7 miAquaduct, Longroyd Bridgewalk or trail · under a mileTurnbridge Lift Bridgebridge · under a mileLongley Hillhill · 1.4 miBenholmley Hillhill · 1.5 miDry Cloughvalley · 1.4 miHuddersfield Basindock · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreenhead Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haSt Peter's Gardenspark · under a mileLongley Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 23 haNorman Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 2 haHuddersfield Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileNewsome Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes203 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197640 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202517 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 16 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 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
Broadband93% 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)3,476 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi Healthcare - The Huddersfield Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Whitehouse Centre33 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHuddersfield Pharmacy32 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBritannia Buildingsright herePolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceHuddersfieldright hereCash machineCash machine 6-10 Cloth Hall Street3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools26 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 4 specialIndependentES Independent School Kirkleesages 11-19, 52 pupilsunder a milePrimarySpring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 238 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNetherhall Learning Campus High Schoolages 11-19, 823 pupils1.3 miCollegeKirklees Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Huddersfieldunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationHuddersfieldunder a mileBus stationHuddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centreunder a mileBus stops214 within a mileCar parkTrinity Street Car ParkWest Yorkshire4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHuddersfield5 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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