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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:36 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,780 residentsin the Wheatley & Ovenden West census areaMedian age 39.03,346 households56% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright25% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,357 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 64% go by car, 9% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,027 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShibden Hallhistoric site · 1.9 miShibden Hall - Gentleman Jackhistoric site · 1.9 miRingby Hillhill · under a milePule Hillhill · under a mileAlbert Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miShibden Daledale · 1.2 miRamsden Wood Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSimm Carr Cloughvalley · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBeechwood Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haShroggs Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haRoils Head Playing Fieldspark · 1.5 mi · 24 haOvenden Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haWest End Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 30 haLing Bob Adventure Playgroundplaying field · 1.3 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 197639 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.1 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)3,551 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 146 to 335 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryBeechwood Medical Centre26 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyOvenden Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBeechwood Communityright herePolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceHalifax1.3 miCash machineOvenden Off Licence3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools22 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryMoorside Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 231 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDean Field Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTrinity Academy Halifaxages 11-16, 1,624 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCalderdale College1.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationHalifax1.8 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre1.5 miBus stops215 within a mileCar parkNorth Bridge Car ParkHalifax1.3 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationHalifax1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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