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°C651 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June42 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 landmarksShireoaks Hallhistoric site · under a mileWorksop Manorhistoric site · 2.1 miSandhill Lakelake · 2.0 miLindrick Daledale · 1.2 miCarlton Lakelake · 2.7 miSocheage Hillhill · 1.3 miWood Mill Bottomsvalley · 1.2 miOak Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLindrickgolf course · under a mile · 75 haMemorial Avenue Gardenspark · 2.5 mi · 4 haShipside Memorial Gardenpark · 2.4 miLangold Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 55 haClaylands Avenue Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 mi · 3 haThe Sorby Memorial Fieldplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200835 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202647 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 6.9 · 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
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
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryDrs Surgery1.7 miPharmacyCeltic Point Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistThe Dental Surgery2.3 miPolice stationWorksop Police Station2.5 miCash machineGateford Services2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHaggonfields Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 86 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Valleyages 11-18, 1,721 pupils1.8 miCollegeRNN Group10.6 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA35 miRailway stationShireoaksunder a mileBus stationWorksop Bus Station2.4 miBus stops32 within a mileCar parkASDA Worksop Car Park1.4 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationWorksop1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S81 postcode district.
