Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,565 residentsin the Northowram & Shelf census areaMedian age 48.84,277 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,758 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C868 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksCock Hillhill · under a milePepper Hillhill · under a mileCock Hill Cloughvalley · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 2.6 miSlack Damwater · 1.1 miShibden Daledale · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShelf Hall Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haLittlemoor Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 13 haMillennium Greenpark · under a mileQueensbury Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 13 haAsa Briggs Parkplaying field · 1.0 miNorthowram Community Sports and Activity Clubplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 9.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,414 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation261 m856 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 174 to 308 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Luke's Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryShelf Health Centre (Caritas Group)16 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyShelf Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools22 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 3 specialPrimarySt Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShelf Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 221 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryButtershaw Business & Enterprise College Academyages 11-16, 1,325 pupils1.0 miCollegeBradford College3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA9.8 miRailway stationLow Moor2.5 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre2.9 miBus stops91 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX3 postcode district.
