Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:34 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:18 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°C604 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksBolton Hillhill · 1.4 miThe Hillhill · 1.6 miHayfield Lakeswater · 1.5 miPike Poollake · 3.3 miCrow Treeswoodland · under a mileCrowther Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouth Moorpark · under a mile · 109 haThe Warren Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 68 haHaslam Parkpark · 1.5 miMiners Memorial Garden Markham Mainpark · 1.5 miCantley Parkallotments · under a mileThe Domesports ground · 1.8 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200831 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202640 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
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
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Royal Infirmary2.6 miGP surgeryThe Oakwood Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCantley Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools10 primary, 4 secondary, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherSecondaryThe McAuley Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 1,431 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBranton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHawthorn Primary Schoolages 2-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY29 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA35 miRailway stationDoncaster3.6 miBus stationTrafford Way/X3Doncaster Town Centre3.5 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN3 postcode district.
