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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS70
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,672 residentsin the Birdwell census areaMedian age 46.93,973 households68% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,161 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C750 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRockley Engine Towerhistoric site · under a mileBlacker's Hillhistoric site · 1.3 miStainborough Castlecastle · 2.0 miQuarry Hillhill · under a mileMiller Hillhill · under a mileWorsbrough Reservoirreservoir · under a mileTranspennine Trail - Dodworthwalk or trail · 2.2 miWigfield Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWorsbrough Country Parkpark · under a mile · 67 haStainborough Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 39 haTankersley Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 8 haSheffield Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.2 miWard Green Community Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202513 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 8.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband92% 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)4,217 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital1.6 miGP surgerySingh D (Birdwell)6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBirdwell Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.2 miPolice stationSouth Yorkshire PoliceSheffield2.7 miCash machineSGN Ltd - Hilltop SS, Birdwellunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryBirdwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupils1.1 miSecondaryKirk Balk Academyages 11-16, 1,318 pupils1.5 miCollegeBarnsley College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA25 miRailway stationElsecar2.4 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre2.7 miBus stops29 within a mileCar parkBurleigh Street West Commuter Car ParkBarnsley2.4 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSheffield1.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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