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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS72
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,691 residentsin the Darfield & Great Houghton census areaMedian age 43.84,671 households61% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright21% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,494 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% 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 higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C630 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFrickley Hallhistoric site · 2.6 miHargate Hillhill · 1.0 miKnabs Hillhill · 1.1 miHickleton Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miB & J Moffattbridge · 1.7 miFrickley Brookriver · 2.7 miMiles Woodwoodland · under a mileSpry Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSandhill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haHowell Wood Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 75 haPhoenix Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 65 haThurnscoe Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haThurnscoe Parkpark · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes189 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 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 7.6 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband62% 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)4,908 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lodges (Wathwood Hospital)4.3 miGP surgeryGreat Houghton Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRotherham Road Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.5 miPolice stationGoldthorpe Police StationRotherham2.3 miCash machineGreat Houghton Service Station (ATMaaS), Great Houghtonright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 specialPrimarySandhill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 244 pupilsright herePrimaryGooseacre Primary Academyages 2-11, 378 pupils1.2 miSecondaryAstrea Academy Dearneages 11-16, 1,071 pupils2.5 miCollegeBarnsley College5.5 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA25 miRailway stationThurnscoe1.8 miBus stationSouth Elmsall Bus Station3.8 miBus stops30 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSheffield2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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