Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:36 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,928 residentsin the Aston census areaMedian age 43.03,827 households69% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright20% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,956 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 68% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle63% 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, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C685 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksRother Valley Lakelake · 2.2 miMeadowgate Lakelake · 2.3 miMill Stone Hillhill · under a mileRookery Bottomvalley · under a mileGospel Hillhill · 1.1 miUlley Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRother Valley Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 298 haUlley Reservoir Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 20 haVillage Greenpark · 1.5 miAston-Cum-Aughton Leisure Centresports ground · 1.3 miThe Barracksallotments · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200840 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202523 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 12 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)3,962 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital4.1 miGP surgerySwallownest Health Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Aston4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistAnderson And Broadberry1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryAston Hall Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 288 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAston All Saints CofE (A) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 176 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAston Academyages 11-18, 1,366 pupils1.3 miCollegeRNN Group5.4 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA37 miRailway stationKiveton BridgeKiveton Park1.8 miLight railBeighton - Drake House Lane2.7 miBus stationDinnington Interchange/A33.4 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S31 postcode district.
