Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:34 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:17 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,196 residentsin the Old Cantley, Auckley & Finningley census areaMedian age 49.23,540 households86% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,871 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C583 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June39 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksLong Moor Hillhill · under a mileMill Hillhill · 1.3 miAsh Holtwoodland · under a mileHayfield Lakeswater · 2.3 miSandwith Hillwoodland · 1.3 miTinker's Pondpond · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouth Moorpark · 3.6 mi · 109 haChurch Fieldpark · 3.1 miAusterfield Village Greenpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200828 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202637 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 5.9 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,682 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Royal Infirmary5.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAuckley Pharmacy1.3 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Lindholme3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 sixth formPrimarySt Oswald's CofE Academyages 3-11, 226 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAuckley Primary Academyages 3-11, 246 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe Hayfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,088 pupils1.5 miCollegeDN Colleges Group6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY27 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA38 miRailway stationKirk Sandall5.8 miBus stationTrafford Way/X3Doncaster Town Centre6.4 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN9 postcode district.
