Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:37 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,610 residentsin the Todmorden East & Walsden census areaMedian age 46.52,606 households68% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,649 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% 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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,509 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · 2.2 miCopthurst Damwater · under a mileHollingworth Cloughvalley · under a mileBirks Cloughvalley · under a mileRamsden Clough Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miGorpley Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPatmos Gardenpark · 1.5 miRobinwood Activity Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 10 haHollingworth Lake Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 62 haHare Hill Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes192 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 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 5.8 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.4% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,683 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation156 m512 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 141 to 357 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryTodmorden Group Practice1.3 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistBlanc Dental Care1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWalsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 169 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShade Primary Schoolages 3-11, 178 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTodmorden High School, A SHARE Academyages 11-16, 885 pupils1.8 miCollegeBurnley College9.2 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationWalsdenunder a mileBus stationTodmorden Bus Station1.4 miBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL14 postcode district.
