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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX6
Telephone code01633
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:49 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 February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,345 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 6 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 · 1.9 miRyburn Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCarver Cloughvalley · under a mileScammonden Waterlake · 1.8 miBooth Dean Cloughvalley · under a mileSnow Hillhill · under a mileRingstone Edge Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCliff Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMill Fold Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileNorland Public Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 3 haScammonden Activity Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 3 haShaw Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 2 haAllan Parkpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 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 197634 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 337 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryBrig Royd Surgery1.0 miPharmacyRyburn Pharmacy (Ripponden) LTD1.0 miDentistOldham Road (Dental Surgery)under a milePolice stationSowerby Bridge Police Station3.5 miCash machineSmile ComputersSowerby Bridge3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentRishworth Schoolages 10-19, 361 pupilsright herePrimarySt John's Primary School In Rishworthages 4-11, 152 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRyburn Valley High Schoolages 11-18, 1,589 pupils3.0 miCollegeHuddersfield New College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationSowerby Bridge3.6 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre5.7 miBus stops52 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationHuddersfield3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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