Local servicesHospitalHuddersfield Royal Infirmary2.6 miGP surgerySlaithwaite Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacySt Shaw Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistS J Webster And Associatesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools17 primary, 3 secondarySecondaryColne Valley High Schoolages 11-16, 1,360 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLinthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 201 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLinthwaite Clough Primary Schoolages 4-11, 238 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHuddersfield New College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationSlaithwaite1.3 miBus stationStand Z2 Huddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre3.0 miBus stops117 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:37 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,967 residentsin the Slaithwaite & Linthwaite census areaMedian age 41.23,082 households72% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,586 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,179 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksBlackmoorfoot Reservoirreservoir · under a mileWoodall Ing Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miKitchen Cloughvalley · 1.3 miMeal Hillhill · 1.5 miMeltham Cophill · 1.5 miMilking Cloughvalley · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrosland Heath Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haCoronation Parkpark · 1.2 miWellhouse Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileMeltham Hall Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 4 haMark Fisher's Two Furrows Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 miWoodhead Fold Gardenspark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 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 197637 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 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 6.5 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,290 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation190 m623 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 273 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
