Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
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People10,217 residentsin the High Green & Burncross census areaMedian age 46.54,528 households71% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright20% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,564 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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°C763 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksHowbrook Reservoirreservoir · under a milePotter Hillhill · under a mileWestwood Bottomvalley · under a mileWheel Bank Hillhill · under a mileStorrs Bottomvalley · under a mileWharncliffe Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWestwood Country Parkpark · under a mile · 101 haMortomley Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haCharlton Brook Open Spacepark · under a mile · 11 haTankersley Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 59 haThorncliffe Health and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haThornecliffe Cricket and Social Clubplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202516 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 7.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)4,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryHigh Green Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLo's Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMichael Naylor And Associatesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHigh Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAngram Bank Primary Schoolages 3-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEcclesfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,711 pupils1.9 miCollegeBarnsley College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationChapeltown1.4 miLight railMiddlewood4.1 miBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H55.0 miBus stops90 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
