Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:37 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,610 residentsin the Todmorden East & Walsden census areaMedian age 46.52,606 households68% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,649 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% 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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,403 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksMill Damwater · under a mileLee Damwater · under a mileHeeley Hillhill · under a mileHeeley Cloughvalley · under a mileBlack Cloughvalley · under a mileBald Scout Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPatmos Gardenpark · 1.4 miCentre Vale Parksports ground · 1.6 mi · 22 haNew Road Memorial Gardenspark · 3.2 miPinfold Picnic Areapark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes191 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.4% 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)2,683 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation188 m617 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 398 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryTodmorden Group Practice1.1 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistTodmorden Health Centre1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimarySt Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 94 pupils1.4 miPrimaryTodmorden CofE J, I & N Schoolages 2-11, 237 pupils1.5 miSecondaryTodmorden High School, A SHARE Academyages 11-16, 885 pupils2.0 miCollegeCalderdale College7.8 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationTodmorden1.4 miBus stationTodmorden Bus Station1.3 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL14 postcode district.
