Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:36 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,931 residentsin the Southowram & Siddal census areaMedian age 42.23,651 households64% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright13% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,806 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C986 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksUpper Lakelake · under a mileMilking Hillhill · under a mileLaw Hillhill · under a mileSunny Bank Cloughvalley · under a mileDixon Cloughvalley · under a mileShibden Daledale · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShibden Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 27 haSunny Vale Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haSavile Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 22 haCrow Nest Park Golf Club Limitedgolf course · 1.5 mi · 23 haBrighouse Juniors Association Footbal Clubplaying field · 1.1 miSiddal Cricket and Athletic Working Men's Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
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)3,856 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation221 m725 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 259 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital1.1 miGP surgerySpring Hall Group Practice At Southowram Surgery22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySouthowram Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSkircoat Green Practice LTD1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools21 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 6 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryWithinfields Primary Schoolages 3-11, 338 pupilsunder a milePrimarySiddal Primary Schoolages 3-11, 169 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPark Lane Academyages 11-16, 481 pupils1.0 miCollegeCalderdale College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationHalifax1.2 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre1.6 miBus stops57 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HX3 postcode district.
