Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:36 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:17 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,057 residentsin the Worksop West, Shireoaks & Rhodesia census areaMedian age 41.53,015 households66% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,601 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C652 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June41 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksSandhill Lakelake · 1.3 miCarlton Lakelake · 1.6 miGateford Hillhill · under a mileForest Hillhill · 1.5 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.4 miThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKilton Forest Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 53 haMemorial Avenue Gardenspark · 1.6 mi · 4 haClaylands Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haShipside Memorial Gardenpark · 1.8 miLangold Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 55 haWorksop Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200834 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202646 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 8.5 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,700 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryBassetlaw Ooh Urgent Care Service5 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyCeltic Point Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Dental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools13 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryGateford Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 230 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's CofE Academyages 5-11, 445 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Valleyages 11-18, 1,721 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRNN Group11.5 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA35 miRailway stationWorksop1.2 miBus stationWorksop Bus Station1.7 miBus stops91 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S81 postcode district.
