Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:37 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,105 residentsin the Meltham census areaMedian age 46.03,885 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,227 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C1,142 mm of rain a year, 30 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 landmarksHaw Cliffhill · under a mileLongley Hillhill · under a mileSawgates Cloughvalley · 1.2 miBankhouse Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miRound Woodwoodland · under a mileHolme House Cloughvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileOld People's Parkpark · 1.7 miVictoria Parkpark · 2.0 miSands Recreation Areaplaying field · 1.4 mi · 6 haSavile Housesports ground · 1.1 miFernside Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202517 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10.0 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)4,107 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation240 m787 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 116 to 294 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryElmwood Family Doctors7 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyNew Mill Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistHolme Valley Memorial Hospital1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryThurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First Schoolages 4-10, 57 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHolmfirth High Schoolages 11-16, 1,328 pupilsunder a mileCollegeKirklees College3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationBrockholesunder a mileBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station1.9 miBus stops83 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD7 postcode district.
