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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People5,976 residentsin the Dodworth census areaMedian age 47.52,671 households71% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,815 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle65% 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 higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C764 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesStainborough Parkpark · under a mile · 39 haWorsbrough Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 67 haLocke Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 19 haSilkstone Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 60 haSouth Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBannatyne's Health Club and Spasports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband70% 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)2,731 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley District Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryApollo Court Medical Centre12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistA J Cale And Associates1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 104 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKeresforth Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHorizon Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,909 pupils1.1 miCollegeBarnsley College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationDodworthunder a mileBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre2.1 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S75 postcode district.
