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Local servicesHospitalHuddersfield Royal Infirmary3.7 miGP surgeryColne Valley Group Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistS J Webster And Associates1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools12 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNields Academyages 3-11, 155 pupilsunder a milePrimarySlaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 167 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryColne Valley High Schoolages 11-16, 1,360 pupils1.5 miCollegeHuddersfield New College3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationSlaithwaiteunder a mileBus stationStand Z2 Huddersfield Bus StationHuddersfield Town Centre4.3 miBus stops88 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD7 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD7 postcode district.

County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHD7
Telephone codeNot listed
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 –
People6,967 residentsin the Slaithwaite & Linthwaite census areaMedian age 41.23,082 households72% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,586 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,341 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 landmarksMary's Rest Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSlaithwaite Reservoirreservoir · under a mileKitchen Cloughvalley · under a mileMerry Dale Cloughdale · 1.2 miMeal Hillhill · under a mileScammonden Waterlake · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrosland Heath Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 38 haPrivate Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haThe Parkpark · 2.2 miWoodhead Fold Gardenspark · 2.2 miMeltham Hall Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 4 haWellhouse Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197636 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202522 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,290 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 302 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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