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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People11,186 residentsin the Harworth, Bircotes & Blyth census areaMedian age 42.74,968 households68% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,144 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%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 landmarksLower Lakelake · 1.4 miUpper Lakelake · 1.5 miBurntout Woodwoodland · under a mileBracken Hillhill · 2.0 miCow Woodwoodland · under a mileForest Plantationforest · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangold Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 55 haStone Greenpark · 2.1 miChurch Greenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200832 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: 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 6.6 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,878 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryLarwood Health Partnership, Lakeside Surgery1.2 miPharmacyLangold Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDoncaster Road Dental Practiseunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLangold Dyscarr Community Schoolages 3-11, 334 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughSerlby Park Academyages 3-16, 991 pupils3.4 miCollegeDN Colleges Group9.4 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY34 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA40 miRailway stationShireoaks5.1 miBus stationDinnington Interchange/A14.1 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S81 postcode district.
