Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,930 residentsin the Mirfield Central & Hopton census areaMedian age 47.53,250 households68% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,231 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C848 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksWarren House Hillhill · under a mileWhitley Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miSmithy Hillhill · 1.5 miCovey Cloughvalley · 1.4 miWhitley Wood Bottomvalley · 1.5 miMirfield Cutdock · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDewsbury Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 87 haIngs Grove Parkpark · under a mileHolroyd Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haKnowl Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haDewsbury District Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 51 haMirfield Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes193 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 11 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
Broadband95% 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)3,503 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub2.4 miGP surgeryMirfield Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEye Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryCastle Hall Academyages 11-16, 863 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 417 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBattyeford CofE (VC) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 410 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKirklees College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationMirfieldunder a mileBus stationHeckmondwike Bus Stn 12.1 miBus stops100 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF14 postcode district.
