Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,781 residentsin the Norton Tower & Mount Tabor census areaMedian age 41.02,813 households74% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,023 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,200 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 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 landmarksRamsden Wood Reservoirreservoir · under a mileDelf Hillhill · under a mileMixenden Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miTower Hillhill · under a mileDodgson Cloughvalley · under a mileLuddenden Deanvalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoils Head Playing Fieldspark · under a mile · 24 haOgden Waterpark · 2.0 mi · 77 haWest End Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 30 haBeechwood Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 13 haLing Bob Adventure Playgroundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haOvenden Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 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 197637 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% 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)2,879 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation313 m1,027 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 163 to 335 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryMixenden Stones Surgery (Caritas Group)11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMixenden Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWhitehill House Dental Practice1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools15 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryAsh Green Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 440 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWainstalls Schoolages 4-11, 190 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughThe Halifax Academyages 4-16, 1,461 pupils1.6 miCollegeCalderdale College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA14 miRailway stationSowerby Bridge2.4 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre2.7 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX2 postcode district.
