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 – 3:48 pm
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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°C1,149 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksCarr Hillhill · under a mileWatson Hillhill · under a mileBroadstone Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miBankhouse Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miHolme House Cloughvalley · 1.0 miRombs Cloughvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShelley Criicket Clubplaying field · 1.9 miSavile Housesports ground · 1.9 miVictoria Parkpark · 3.2 miOld People's Parkpark · 4.0 miCliffe Woods and Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202516 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 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
Elevation301 m988 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 222 to 359 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryShepley Primary Care Limited1.0 miPharmacyShepley Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBirdsedge First Schoolages 4-10, 59 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShepley First Schoolages 4-10, 168 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShelley College, A Share Academyages 13-18, 1,274 pupils2.3 miCollegeKirklees College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationShepley1.2 miBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station3.2 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD8 postcode district.
