Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:36 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:23 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,073 residentsin the Illingworth & Ogden census areaMedian age 46.22,638 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright13% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,870 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C1,248 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 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 landmarksSoil Hill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileOgden Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCockhill Hillhill · under a mileSoil Hillhill · under a mileGreat Scarvalley · under a mileOgden Cloughvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOgden Waterpark · under a mile · 77 haHalifax Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 82 haAnother World Adventure Centresports ground · under a mile · 11 haBeechwood Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 13 haFoster Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 4 haTetley Memorial Park Sports Fieldsplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 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 197639 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,717 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation318 m1,043 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 260 to 407 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLynfield Mount Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryKeighley Road Surgery8 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistWhitehill House Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryBradshaw Primary Schoolages 4-11, 323 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKeelham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 111 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe North Halifax Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,207 pupils1.4 miCollegeCalderdale College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationHalifax4.1 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre3.7 miBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX2 postcode district.
