Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:37 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
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People5,618 residentsin the Deepcar & Bolsterstone census areaMedian age 48.22,532 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,669 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,056 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBroomhead Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCockshot Hillhill · under a mileMore Hall Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miRound Hillhill · under a mileRocher Bottomvalley · under a milePike Lowemountain · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWatson House Greenpark · under a mileStocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardenspark · 1.0 miStocksbridge Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haDon Fieldspark · 1.4 miOxley Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haStanley Road Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202518 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.3 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,676 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation298 m978 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 145 to 320 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClaremont Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryValley Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyStocksbridge Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistAdp Stocksbridge Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryStocksbridge Junior Schoolages 7-11, 237 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStocksbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 784 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 97 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College7.5 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationPenistone4.1 miBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H46.1 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
