Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,272 residentsin the Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge census areaMedian age 40.62,822 households54% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright27% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,786 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C706 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileSmithy Hillhill · under a mileSpen Valley Bottomsvalley · 1.1 miLittle Thorpe Woodwoodland · 1.1 miBirkenshaw Bottomsvalley · 2.6 miFusden Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoyds Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haJo Cox Community Woodpark · under a mileDewsbury Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 87 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haLiversedge Cricket Groundplaying field · under a milePrincess Mary Stadiumsports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202514 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 13 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband96% 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)3,005 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub1.9 miGP surgeryLiversedge Medical Centre21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShah's Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOasis Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools22 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryHeadlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 313 pupilsright hereSecondarySpen Valley High Schoolages 11-16, 958 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLittletown Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 165 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGreenhead College5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationMirfield2.7 miBus stationHeckmondwike Bus Stn 1under a mileBus stops160 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF15 postcode district.
