Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:34 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,862 residentsin the Adwick le Street & Woodlands census areaMedian age 38.14,478 households60% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright24% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,951 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 25%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 69% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C601 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August38 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksOld Ea Beckriver · under a mileDeep Daledale · 1.3 miShirley Poollake · 2.7 miWindmill Hillhill · 1.5 miCommon Hillhill · 1.6 miRadcliffe Moatwater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haOwston Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 84 haAdwick Leisure Complexsports ground · under a mile · 9 haBentley Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 7 haSkellow Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCampsall Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200837 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: 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband99% 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)4,861 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheswold Park Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryWoodlands Site4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCarcroft Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryAdwick Primary Schoolages 3-11, 370 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Adwickages 11-18, 1,048 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 153 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationAdwickAdwick le Streetunder a mileBus stationGreyfriars Road/X1Doncaster Town Centre3.8 miBus stops75 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN6 postcode district.
