Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:35 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
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People10,691 residentsin the Darfield & Great Houghton census areaMedian age 43.84,671 households61% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright21% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,494 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% 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 higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C630 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksHickleton Hallhistoric site · 2.7 miFrickley Hallhistoric site · 2.8 miQuarry Hillshill · under a mileB & J Moffattbridge · 1.1 miCat Hillhill · 1.2 miFrickley Brookriver · 2.9 miLowfield Lakeswater · 2.2 miBolton Ingswetland · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSandhill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haPhoenix Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 65 haThurnscoe Parkpark · 1.0 miHowell Wood Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 75 haThurnscoe Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haWelfare Parkplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 7.6 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,908 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lodges (Wathwood Hospital)3.4 miGP surgeryGreat Houghton Medical Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRotherham Road Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.1 miPolice stationGoldthorpe Police StationRotherham1.5 miCash machinePayzoneRotherhamunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools12 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySandhill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 244 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGooseacre Primary Academyages 2-11, 378 pupils1.1 miSecondaryAstrea Academy Dearneages 11-16, 1,071 pupils1.6 miCollegeBarnsley College5.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationGoldthorpe1.2 miBus stationSwinton Interchange/SW24.0 miBus stops46 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSheffield1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S72 postcode district.
