Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:37 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,210 residentsin the Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar census areaMedian age 48.42,753 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,101 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% 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 languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,145 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksSowood Hillhill · under a mileGosport Cloughvalley · under a mileCompensation Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miLeeches Hillhill · under a mileScammonden Waterlake · 2.5 miMilking Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShaw Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 2 haHalifax Bradley Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 40 haThe Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 3 haHoyle's Memorial Gardenpark · 2.2 miMark Fisher's Two Furrows Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miWellhouse Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes199 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 7 Sep 202521 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 9.3 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,853 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation272 m892 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 357 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHuddersfield Royal Infirmary2.4 miGP surgeryNook Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyStainland Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistPennine Dental1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryScapegoat Hill Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 75 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMoorlands Primary Schoolages 4-11, 627 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySalendine Nook High Schoolages 11-16, 1,419 pupils1.6 miCollegeHuddersfield New College1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationSlaithwaite2.3 miBus stationHuddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre3.7 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD3 postcode district.
