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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 min4:37 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:49 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 5°C, lows 1°C1,097 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°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 landmarksLumb Fallwaterfall · 1.2 miHazelgreave Hillhill · under a mileCob Cloughvalley · under a mileRingstone Edge Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miSyke Hillhill · under a mileRyburn Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMill Fold Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileNorland Public Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 3 haAllan Parkpark · 2.4 miMilner Royd Nature Reservepark · 2.9 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 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 202650 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 medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 118 to 288 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryBrig Royd Surgeryright herePharmacyRyburn Pharmacy (Ripponden) LTDright hereDentistOldham Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryRipponden Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 171 pupilsright herePrimaryBarkisland CofE VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRyburn Valley High Schoolages 11-18, 1,589 pupils1.9 miCollegeCalderdale College4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationSowerby Bridge2.6 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre4.7 miBus stops100 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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