Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
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People10,998 residentsin the Chapeltown census areaMedian age 48.34,782 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,413 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C745 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 10 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)
Parks and green spacesChapeltownpark · under a mile · 10 haNewton Memorial Hall Gardenpark · under a mileWestwood Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 101 haHesley Wood Scout Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 89 haThornecliffe Cricket and Social Clubplaying field · under a mileTankersley Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 59 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202517 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 9.6 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband96% 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)4,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryEcclesfield Road Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChapeltown Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryCoit Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLound Junior Schoolages 7-11, 195 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEcclesfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,711 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRNN Group5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA29 miRailway stationChapeltownunder a mileLight railMiddlewood3.5 miBus stationMeadowhall Interchange/D43.7 miBus stops115 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S35 postcode district.
