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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People7,280 residentsin the Ecclesfield South census areaMedian age 43.13,230 households62% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright27% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,240 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 66% go by car, 9% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle83% 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 higher26% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C741 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksCinder Hillhill · 1.0 miLady Cloughvalley · 1.3 miBrush House Hillhill · 1.6 miGallery Bottomvalley · 1.7 miLee Shrogs Woodwoodland · under a mileMoonshine Tankwater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEcclesfield Parkpark · within reach · 11 haTunwell Parkpark · under a mileLongley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 28 haColley Park Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haParson Cross Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 25 haGrange Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 66 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202518 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 9.8 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,373 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryEcclesfield Group Pract19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWheata Place Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 special, 2 sixth formPrimaryEcclesfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 411 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMonteney Primary Schoolages 3-11, 446 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEcclesfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,711 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRNN Group4.7 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA30 miRailway stationChapeltown1.4 miLight railMiddlewood2.5 miBus stationMeadowhall Interchange/D12.8 miBus stops118 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
