Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:34 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:18 am – 3:46 pm
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People5,899 residentsin the Bentley Rise census areaMedian age 40.42,753 households61% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright8% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,795 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 25%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 64% go by car, 7% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C584 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August34 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 landmarksRound About Moatwater · under a mileFlood Drainriver · 1.0 miWillow Garth Fishing Pondpond · under a mileShirley Poollake · 3.2 miRiver Cheswoldriver · 2.2 miMile Thorn Bightwater · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBentley Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haSandall Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 19 haGrove Gardenspark · 1.7 miRostholme Allotmentallotments · under a mile · 3 haAskern Spring Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200834 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202643 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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)2,848 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 29 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPark Hill Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryArksey Lane Surgery12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHolden's Chemist Bentley8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools12 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryArksey Primary Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBentley New Village Primary Schoolages 3-11, 250 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDon Valley Academyages 11-16, 1,093 pupils2.0 miCollegeDN Colleges Group1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationBentley (S Yorks)1.3 miBus stationGreyfriars Road/X1Doncaster Town Centre2.1 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN5 postcode district.
