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Pubs 234 Restaurants 485 Banks 14 Hotels 67 Shops 1,628 Supermarkets 59 Takeaways 233 Cinemas 7 Attractions 286 Business services 120 Education 476 Health and beauty 952 Home improvement 410 Leisure 81 Property services 114




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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtHX6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,059 residentsin the Sowerby Bridge census areaMedian age 43.04,347 households59% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright17% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,461 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 55% go by car, 7% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle73% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,080 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksNorland, West Yorkshirehistoric site · under a mileWainhouse Towerhistoric site · 1.3 miLumb Fallwaterfall · 2.1 miStormer Hillhill · under a mileKirkham Turnwater · under a mileWarley Cloughvalley · under a mileAlbert Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miPickwood Scarvalley · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAllan Parkpark · under a mileNorland Public Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haCrow Wood Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haRyburn Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 14 haBeech Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSowerby Bridge Church Institute Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes188 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 197636 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 8.3 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband86% 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)4,538 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 244 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderdale Royal Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryStation Road Surgery12 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySowerby Bridge - Pharmacy + Health12 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistTower Hill Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSowerby Bridge Police Stationunder a mileCash machineSmile ComputersSowerby Bridgeright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools21 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 4 specialPrimaryNew Road Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupilsunder a milePrimarySacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 150 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTrinity Academy Grammarages 11-16, 968 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCalderdale College1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationSowerby Bridgeunder a mileBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre2.5 miBus stops138 within a mileCar parkEuro Car Parks2.2 miEV chargingHaugh Shaw Road West1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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