Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:34 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:18 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,839 residentsin the Hatfield East census areaMedian age 43.42,969 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 3,390 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C587 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July40 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesQuarry Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 20 haJubilee Parkplaying field · under a mile · 11 haKingswood Golf Centregolf course · 1.4 mi · 51 haMiners' Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haHatfield Water Parksports ground · under a mileToll Bar Leisure Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes147 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200830 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202638 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.3 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,572 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Royal Infirmary5.5 miGP surgeryHatfield Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChurchview Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryTravis St Lawrence Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 400 pupilsright hereSecondaryAsh Hill Academyages 11-16, 827 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrookesbroom Primary Academyages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY27 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationHatfield & Stainforth1.2 miBus stationGreyfriars Road/X1Doncaster Town Centre6.7 miBus stops57 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN7 postcode district.
