Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryTrafalgar House Medical19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFoxhill Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools21 primary, 5 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryParson Cross Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFox Hill Primaryages 3-11, 270 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMercia Northridge Schoolages 11-16under a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationChapeltown3.1 miLight railMiddlewoodunder a mileBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H41.5 miBus stops141 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S6 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,032 residentsin the Southey Green West census areaMedian age 38.14,005 households47% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright41% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,710 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 59% go by car, 13% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C851 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 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 landmarksBirley Edgehill · under a mileOxspring Damwater · under a mileSkew Hillhill · 1.1 miMoonshine Tankwater · 1.2 miMill Streamriver · 2.1 miWaterfall Cloughvalley · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMiddlewood Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haWolfe Road Parkpark · under a mileHillsborough Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haHillsborough Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 52 haNiagara Groundsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haParson Cross Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 25 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 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 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 10 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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)4,321 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 209 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
