Local servicesHospitalRoyal Hallamshire Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryBirley Health Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBirley Moor Dental Care1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools14 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryRidgeway Primary Schoolages 4-11under a mileSecondaryThe Birley Academyages 11-16, 1,061 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBirley Primary Academyages 2-11, 525 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College4.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA35 miRailway stationWoodhouse2.9 miLight railBirley Laneunder a mileBus stationBus StationEckington2.1 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S12 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S12 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,762 residentsin the Eckington West & Coal Aston census areaMedian age 53.73,229 households84% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,081 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C770 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June41 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksBowercinder Hillhill · under a mileOwlthorpe Hillhill · 1.0 miDelves Wood Bottomvalley · 1.4 miRother Valley Lakelake · 3.1 miRenishaw Lakelake · 3.2 miMill Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBirley Wood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haShire Brook Valleypark · 1.7 mi · 101 haJaunty Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 12 haVillage Greenpark · 1.4 miCharnock Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haIsobel Bowler Sports Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes220 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200844 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202525 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 7.6 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,222 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation158 m518 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
