Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,218 residentsin the Mytholmroyd & Cragg Vale census areaMedian age 49.13,865 households70% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,792 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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 1°C1,221 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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 landmarksFoster Cloughvalley · under a mileWhite Lee Cloughvalley · under a mileBaume Cloughwater · under a mileCock Hillhill · 1.2 miLumb Fallwaterfall · 3.2 miRamsden Wood Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoils Head Playing Fieldspark · 1.9 mi · 24 haMount Skip Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 13 haLuddenden Foot Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miNew Road Memorial Gardenspark · 2.1 miOgden Waterpark · 3.2 mi · 77 haGreat Mountsports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes183 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197635 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202646 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 5.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,021 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation238 m781 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 366 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryGrange Dene Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGrange Dene (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 all-through, 2 specialPrimaryMidgley Schoolages 4-11, 58 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughThe Calder Learning Trustages 4-16, 1,250 pupilsunder a milePrimaryScout Road Academyages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCalderdale College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationMytholmroydunder a mileBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre4.2 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX7 postcode district.
