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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,532 residentsin the Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs census areaMedian age 36.42,824 households39% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright44% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.7% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,459 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: health and social work 25%, retail and wholesale 19%, education 9%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 55% go by car, 16% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C771 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWood Hillhill · 1.0 miMill Streamriver · 2.1 miCorker Bottomsvalley · 1.6 miAcres Hillhill · 1.8 miMoonshine Tankwater · 1.8 miWoodsidewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParkwood Springspark · under a mile · 17 haAbbeyfield Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haNorfolk Heritage Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 30 haNottingham Cliffplaying field · under a mileVerdon Recreation Centresports ground · under a mileGrimesthorpe Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202521 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 19 · PM2.5 8.6 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% 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)3,053 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryThe Burngreave Surgery52 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySwift Pharmacy Burngreave34 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi50 schools31 primary, 6 secondary, 2 all-through, 3 independent, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryPye Bank CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 446 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughAstrea Academy Sheffieldages 2-18, 1,070 pupilsunder a milePrimaryByron Wood Primary Academyages 3-11, 395 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College1.2 miUniversitySheffield Hallam Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationSheffieldunder a mileLight railHyde Parkunder a mileBus stationSheffield Interchange/E1Sheffield Centreunder a mileBus stops231 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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