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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,516 residentsin the Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland census areaMedian age 46.63,582 households79% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,330 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,084 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNorland, West Yorkshirehistoric site · under a mileWainhouse Towerhistoric site · under a milePickwood Scarvalley · under a mileStormer Hillhill · under a mileMaple Dean Cloughvalley · under a mileLumb Fallwaterfall · 2.7 miKirkham Turnwater · under a mileAlbert Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMilner Royd Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 5 haSavile Parkpark · under a mile · 22 haNorland Public Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haRyburn Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 14 haBeech Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSowerby Bridge Church Institute Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes188 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 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 202650 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,780 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 264 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryStation Road Surgery25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySowerby Bridge Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationSowerby Bridge Police Stationunder a mileCash machineSmile ComputersSowerby Bridgeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools24 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 3 specialPrimaryNorland CE Schoolages 4-11, 61 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBolton Brow Primary Academyages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Crossley Heath Schoolages 11-18, 1,179 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCalderdale College1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationSowerby Bridgeunder a mileBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre2.1 miBus stops141 within a mileCar parkEuro Car Parks1.7 miEV chargingHaugh Shaw Road West1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX6 postcode district.


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