Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,873 residentsin the Beauchief census areaMedian age 49.52,528 households88% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,813 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: education 18%, health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C883 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 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 landmarksAbbey Daledale · under a mileRyecroft Glenglen · 1.4 miChancet Woodwoodland · under a mileParkbank Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGraves Parkpark · under a mile · 87 haHutcliffe Wood Gardens of Remembrancepark · under a mile · 13 haMillhouses Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haAbbeydale Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 47 haWoodseats Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 6 haSt George's Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202526 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 8.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)2,611 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThornbury Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryYourpharmacy20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGreenhill Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenhill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 526 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMeadowhead School Academy Trustages 11-18, 2,006 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN33 miRailway stationDore & Totley1.1 miLight railHerdings Park2.2 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/B6Sheffield Centre3.5 miBus stops116 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S8 postcode district.
