Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,087 residentsin the Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne census areaMedian age 53.42,694 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,875 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C757 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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 mileCascadewater · under a mileBentcliff Hillhill · 1.0 miUpper Lakelake · 2.7 miBanks Bottomvalley · 1.0 miLower Lakelake · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCannon Hall Country Parkpark · under a mile · 36 haYorkshire Sculpture Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 213 haBretton Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 207 haSilkstone Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 60 haDarton Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197648 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202512 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,972 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals2.9 miGP surgeryMcdonald Kw ( Barugh Green )2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacySilkstone Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 5-11, 160 pupilsright hereSecondaryDarton Academyages 11-16, 1,099 pupils1.4 miPrimaryKexborough Primary Schoolages 3-11, 187 pupils1.4 miCollegeBarnsley College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationDarton2.1 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A24Barnsley Town Centre3.9 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S75 postcode district.
