Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:36 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People5,205 residentsin the Sothall census areaMedian age 46.32,157 households86% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright2% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 2,796 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C680 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 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 landmarksRother Valley Lakelake · 1.0 miMeadowgate Lakelake · 1.4 miBeighton Mill Tail Goitwater · under a mileMill Stone Hillhill · 1.5 miTreeton Dykeriver · 2.1 miRookery Bottomvalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRother Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 298 haShire Brook Valleypark · 1.0 mi · 101 haOrgreave Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 117 haTye Road Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileClub Baizesports ground · under a mileIsobel Bowler Sports Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200842 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202524 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 9.3 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
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)2,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryBeighton Community CAMHS16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBeighton Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBeighton Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools20 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryReignhead Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeighton Nursery Infant Schoolages 2-7, 251 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWestfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,366 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College5.3 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA36 miRailway stationWoodhouse1.3 miLight railBeighton - Drake House Laneunder a mileBus stationBus StationEckington2.8 miBus stops85 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S19 postcode district.
