Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,138 residentsin the Grenoside & Ecclesfield North census areaMedian age 52.83,280 households86% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,346 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C857 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 7 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 · under a mileSkew Hillhill · under a mileWaterfall Cloughvalley · 1.5 miHowbrook Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miOxspring Damwater · 1.8 miMoonshine Tankwater · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrenoside Greenpark · under a mileWolfe Road Parkpark · under a mileEcclesfield Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 11 haParson Cross Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 25 haColley Park Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haCross Hill Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.6 miSource: 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 200848 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 8.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% 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)3,420 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 272 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryGrenoside Surgery18 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyGrenoside Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistR N Kynman And Associatesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 2 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryGrenoside Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 330 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYewlands Academyages 11-16, 884 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA30 miRailway stationChapeltown2.0 miLight railMiddlewood1.7 miBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H52.6 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
