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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,012 residentsin the Shelley & Shepley census areaMedian age 46.72,471 households85% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,978 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle55% 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 higher12% 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°C1,132 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksCarr Hillhill · under a mileShelley Bank Bottomvalley · under a mileWatson Hillhill · 1.1 miSquare Wood Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miCliffe Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miShepley Marshwetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShelley Criicket Clubplaying field · 1.0 miKirkburton Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.6 miVictoria Parkpark · 3.5 miCliffe Woods and Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 2 haOld People's Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202516 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)2,589 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation202 m663 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 182 to 309 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryShepley Primary Care Limited3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShepley Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryShepley First Schoolages 4-10, 168 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShelley First Schoolages 4-10, 159 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShelley College, A Share Academyages 13-18, 1,274 pupils1.7 miCollegeKirklees College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationShepleyunder a mileBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station3.5 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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