Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,780 residentsin the Grimethorpe & Brierley census areaMedian age 37.63,197 households57% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright23% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,367 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 17%, construction 12%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 71% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle67% 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 higher31% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksWindmill Hillhill · under a mileAddey Bottomsvalley · under a mileRingstone Hillhill · 1.2 miUpper Lakelake · 3.9 miRushworth Woodwoodland · under a mileWintersett Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLow Commonpark · under a mile · 11 haRabbit Ings Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 78 haHigh Commonpark · under a mile · 6 haMiners' Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBurntwood Courtsports ground · under a mile · 4 haBrierley Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20257 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 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% 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)3,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKendray Hospital4.5 miGP surgerySouth Hiendley Surgery14 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyShafton Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistGrimethorpe & Shafton Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryBrierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLift Shaftonages 3-11, 247 pupils1.0 miSecondaryOutwood Academy Shaftonages 11-16, 1,377 pupils1.0 miCollegeBarnsley College5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationFitzwilliam2.6 miBus stationHemsworth Bus Station1.7 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S72 postcode district.
