Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:36 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:17 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C650 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 landmarksCarlton Lakelake · under a mileLangold Lakelake · 1.1 miForest Plantationforest · 1.9 miWigthorpe Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.2 miCarlton Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangold Country Parkpark · under a mile · 55 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileChurch Greenpark · 3.0 miMemorial Avenue Gardenspark · 3.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes193 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 202645 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 6.5 · 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
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
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryLarwood Health Partnership, Village Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCarlton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDoncaster Road Dental Practise1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryKingston Park Academyages 3-11, 216 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRamsden Primary Schoolages 3-11, 225 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Valleyages 11-18, 1,721 pupils2.7 miCollegeRNN Group10.8 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY35 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA37 miRailway stationShireoaks2.8 miBus stationWorksop Bus Station3.6 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S81 postcode district.
