Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:37 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
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People5,618 residentsin the Deepcar & Bolsterstone census areaMedian age 48.22,532 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,669 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C887 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksWharncliffe Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miAllman Well Hillhill · under a mileMore Hall Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miRound Hillhill · under a mileTin Mill Damwater · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDon Fieldspark · under a mileStocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardenspark · under a mileWatson House Greenpark · under a mileTruman Grove Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileStocksbridge Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haGreen Moor Activity Centresports ground · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 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 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,676 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 294 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryDeepcar Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDeepcar Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDeepcar Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDeepcar St John's Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 160 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRoyd Nursery and Infant Schoolages 2-7, 207 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStocksbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 784 pupils1.2 miCollegeBarnsley College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationSilkstone Common4.0 miLight railMiddlewood4.9 miBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H45.9 miBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
