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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People8,938 residentsin the Hebden Bridge census areaMedian age 49.44,283 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,501 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: education 16%, health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 38% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C1,235 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksLumb Holewaterfall · 1.1 miOld Town Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSmeekin Hillhill · under a milePecket Well Cloughvalley · under a mileHebden Daledale · 1.1 miBridge Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPinfold Picnic Areapark · 1.1 miNew Road Memorial Gardenspark · 1.5 miOld Town Greenplaying field · under a mileSalem Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.0 miMount Skip Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 13 haBirchcliffe Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197635 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband12% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation283 m928 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 345 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryHebden Bridge Group Practice1.3 miPharmacyHebden Bridge Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDenny And Wright Associates1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryOld Town Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupils1.0 miPrimaryHeptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupils1.1 miAll-throughThe Calder Learning Trustages 4-16, 1,250 pupils2.5 miCollegeCalderdale College6.1 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationHebden Bridge1.7 miBus stationTodmorden Bus Station4.9 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX7 postcode district.
