Local servicesHospitalHuddersfield Royal Infirmary1.2 miGP surgeryNew Street & Netherton Group Practice26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWillows Pharmacy28 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools25 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 3 specialSecondaryRoyds Hall, A Share Academyages 11-16, 853 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLuck Lane, A Share Primary Academyages 4-11, 332 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGreenhead College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationLockwoodunder a mileBus stationStand Z2 Huddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre1.5 miBus stops184 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD4 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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People6,687 residentsin the Cowlersley & Milnsbridge census areaMedian age 38.93,070 households60% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright12% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,286 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 62% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,132 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksDry Cloughvalley · under a mileCompensation Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miMill Pondpond · under a mileBig Valleyvalley · 1.4 miBlackmoorfoot Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miLongwood Reservoirswater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · under a mileGreenhead Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 13 haCrosland Heath Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haPaddock Cricket Bowling and Athletic Clubsports ground · under a mileSt Peter's Gardenspark · 1.7 miWoodfield Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 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 197639 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202519 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 9.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)3,432 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
