Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,281 residentsin the Handsworth South census areaMedian age 44.02,716 households68% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright21% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,847 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 64% go by car, 8% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% 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°C765 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 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 spacesOrgreave Commonpark · under a mile · 117 haShire Brook Valleypark · 1.1 mi · 101 haFlockton Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haTinsley Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 59 haHandras Allotmentsallotments · within reach · 4 haRichmond Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202522 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 12 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
Broadband95% 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)2,793 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryHandsworth Medical Practice14 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Handsworth Road16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist269 Handsworth Road (Dental Practice)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools22 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt Joseph's Primary Schoolages 3-11, 203 pupilsright herePrimaryBallifield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 459 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHandsworth Grange Community Sports Collegeages 11-16, 989 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College3.1 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA36 miRailway stationWoodhouse1.2 miLight railHackenthorpe1.9 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/E6Sheffield Centre3.3 miBus stops108 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S13 postcode district.
