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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS75
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,574 residentsin the Darton & Kexborough census areaMedian age 47.43,395 households78% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,611 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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°C749 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Lakelake · 2.3 miSwallow Hillhill · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 2.6 miWalk Royd Hillhill · 1.1 miBeacon Hillhistoric site · 3.4 miStainborough Castlecastle · 4.4 miWorsbrough Commonhistoric site · 4.0 miHusband Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLongfieldspark · under a mile · 12 haHerbert Ibberson Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileNotton Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 45 haSchool Street Allotmentsallotments · within reachBarnsley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 40 haNew Lodge Community Parkplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes205 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197650 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,571 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals2.2 miGP surgeryDarton Health Centre Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDarton Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationSouth Yorkshire PoliceBarnsley2.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Darton, Dartonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDarton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 297 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWellgate Primary Schoolages 3-11, 424 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDarton Academyages 11-16, 1,099 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationDartonunder a mileBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A24Barnsley Town Centre3.0 miBus stops78 within a mileCar parkThe Seam Car ParkBarnsley2.9 miEV chargingGridserveBretton2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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