Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:34 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:18 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,091 residentsin the Bessacarr Bawtry Road census areaMedian age 46.03,472 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,588 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%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°C605 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksBolton Hillhill · under a mileThe Hillhill · under a mileLodge Plantationswoodland · under a mileHayfield Lakeswater · 1.9 miRiver Cheswoldriver · 2.7 miFlood Drainriver · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHaslam Parkpark · under a mileSouth Moorpark · 1.4 mi · 109 haCantley Parkplaying field · under a mile · 40 haTown Moor Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haElmfield Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 9 haThe Domesports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200832 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202641 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.7 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,535 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Royal Infirmary1.9 miGP surgeryBurns Medical Practice20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistShelswell Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools13 primary, 5 secondary, 5 special, 2 otherPrimaryBessacarr Primaryages 3-11, 462 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWillow Primary Schoolages 4-11, 417 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe McAuley Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 1,431 pupils1.0 miCollegeDN Colleges Group2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY31 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationDoncaster2.5 miBus stationTrafford Way/X3Doncaster Town Centre2.4 miBus stops96 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN4 postcode district.
