Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:37 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:22 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,381 residentsin the Marsden & Pole Moor census areaMedian age 47.32,810 households75% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,049 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,509 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksTunnel End Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSparth Reservoirreservoir · under a mileWarehouse Hillhill · under a mileHard Hillhill · under a mileEllen Cloughvalley · under a mileButterly Cloughwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · under a mileMarsden Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 16 haWoodhead Fold Gardenspark · 3.4 miMeltham Hall Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 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 197634 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202524 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% 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)2,928 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 161 to 400 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHuddersfield Royal Infirmary6.0 miGP surgeryMarsden Health Centreunder a milePharmacyBootsright hereDentistStation Street (Dental Surgery)3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMarsden Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 95 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMarsden Junior Schoolages 7-11, 165 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryColne Valley High Schoolages 11-16, 1,360 pupils3.8 miCollegeHuddersfield New College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationMarsdenunder a mileBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station6.2 miBus stops74 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD7 postcode district.
