Local servicesHospitalKendray Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryGarland House Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAll Saints Academy Darfieldages 3-11, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOutwood Primary Academy Darfieldages 3-11, 221 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNetherwood Academyages 11-16, 1,229 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College4.5 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationWombwell2.0 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre4.4 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S73 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S73 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:35 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
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People10,691 residentsin the Darfield & Great Houghton census areaMedian age 43.84,671 households61% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright21% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,494 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C640 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksCat Hillhill · under a mileQuarry Hillshill · under a mileBroomhill Flashpond · under a mileBolton Ingswetland · 1.7 miStorrs Woodwoodland · 1.6 miHollins Woodwoodland · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMiners' Welfare Parkpark · under a mileTown Landspark · under a mileBroomhill Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 8 haSandhill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 48 haEast Street Allotmentsallotments · within reachBramptonplaying field · 1.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200844 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 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 8.9 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,908 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
