Local servicesHospitalMontagu Hospital Cdc2.6 miGP surgeryDearne Valley Pharmacy10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDearne Valley Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySacred Heart Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 160 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGoldthorpe Primary Academyages 3-11, 293 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAstrea Academy Dearneages 11-16, 1,071 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group7.2 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationGoldthorpeunder a mileBus stationSwinton Interchange/SW23.3 miBus stops82 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S63 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:35 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,171 residentsin the Goldthorpe census areaMedian age 37.93,181 households56% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright18% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,119 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 66% go by car, 6% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C627 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June38 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesPhoenix Parkpark · under a mile · 65 haBolton Brickyard Pondspark · under a mile · 10 haThurnscoe Parkpark · under a mileKing Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWelfare Parkplaying field · under a mileDearne Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes183 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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)3,611 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
