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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD7
Telephone code01358
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:37 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,105 residentsin the Meltham census areaMedian age 46.03,885 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,227 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,183 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksArmitage Bridgehistoric site · 2.7 miMark Bottomsvalley · under a mileVictoria Towerhistoric site · 2.9 miHolme Valleywalk or trail · 1.5 miBrown Hillhill · 1.0 miHaw Cliffhill · 1.2 miMeltham Mills Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miBerry Bank Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mileSands Recreation Areaplaying field · under a mile · 6 haOld People's Parkpark · 1.5 miWooldale Wanderers Athletic Football Clubplaying field · under a mileSavile Housesports ground · 1.1 miMeltham Hall Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197640 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202519 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,107 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryElmwood Family Doctors6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMedicare Chemists5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHolme Valley Memorial Hospitalunder a milePolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceThongsbridgeright hereCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Wooldale Road, Wooldaleunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryHolmfirth High Schoolages 11-16, 1,328 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNetherthong Primary Schoolages 4-11, 213 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNew Mill Infant Schoolages 4-7, 88 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKirklees College4.2 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationBrockholes1.2 miBus stationHolmfirth Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops170 within a mileCar parkCrown Bottom Car ParkHolmfirthunder a mileEV chargingCrown Bottom, Holmfirthunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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