Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,790 residentsin the Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield census areaMedian age 52.82,931 households87% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,884 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C772 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksRyecroft Glenglen · 2.1 miKitchen Woodwoodland · under a mileAbbey Daledale · 2.6 miSpring Woodwoodland · under a mileHollin Hillhill · 2.3 miTaylor's Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSindelfingen Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haRadbourne Commonpark · under a mileDore and Totley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 64 haGreenhill Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 12 haGosforth Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 11 haMickley Lane Allotmentallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202528 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,007 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation213 m699 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 166 to 258 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThornbury Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryGosforth Valley Medical Practice8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistApex Dental Care Dronfield Partnership1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools15 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWilliam Levick Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 193 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDronfield Henry Fanshawe Schoolages 11-18, 1,810 pupils1.6 miCollegeThe Sheffield College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationDronfield1.5 miLight railHerdings Park3.8 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/B6Sheffield Centre5.5 miBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S18 postcode district.
