Local servicesHospitalRetford Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryBawtry And Blyth Medical4 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 all-throughPrimarySt Patrick's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 134 pupils1.6 miAll-throughSerlby Park Academyages 3-16, 991 pupils1.6 miPrimaryRanskill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 147 pupils1.7 miCollegeDN Colleges Group9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY30 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA41 miRailway stationRetford7.2 miBus stationRetford Bus Station6.9 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN10 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:35 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:17 am – 3:46 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°C620 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksGibbet Hillhill · under a mileBroom Hillhill · 1.0 miBarrow Hillshills · 1.8 miEel Poollake · 2.9 miBawtry Forestforest · 2.8 miPenny Acrewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSerlby Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 24 haBawtry Memorial Sports Groundsports ground · 1.1 mi · 3 haChurch Greenpark · 2.7 miAusterfield Village Greenpark · 2.8 miChurch Fieldpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200828 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202640 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 6.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
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
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 27 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
