Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:35 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:17 am – 3:47 pm
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People8,265 residentsin the Carlton & Langold census areaMedian age 46.43,672 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,612 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 72% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C617 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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 landmarksLangold Lakelake · under a mileLower Lakelake · 2.1 miForest Plantationforest · 2.6 miDyscarr Woodwoodland · under a mileBracken Hillhill · 2.2 miBurntout Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangold Country Parkpark · under a mile · 55 haChurch Greenpark · 2.3 miStone Greenpark · 2.5 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes183 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200833 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202644 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 6.6 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,420 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryLarwood Health Partnership, Lakeside Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLangold Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDoncaster Road Dental Practiseright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryLangold Dyscarr Community Schoolages 3-11, 334 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingston Park Academyages 3-11, 216 pupils1.6 miSecondaryDinnington High Schoolages 11-18, 1,005 pupils3.5 miCollegeRNN Group10.3 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY35 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA39 miRailway stationShireoaks4.3 miBus stationDinnington Interchange/A13.8 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S81 postcode district.
