Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,913 residentsin the Hoyland census areaMedian age 44.83,485 households61% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright26% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,403 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 68% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% 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 higher26% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C702 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June43 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksElsecar Canalhistoric site · under a mileBlacker's Hillhistoric site · 1.1 miElsecar Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRoebuck Hillhill · under a mileJump Valleyvalley · under a mileBlacker Hillhill · 1.2 miStainborough Castlecastle · 3.9 miWorsbrough Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesElsecar Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haWestwood Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 101 haTankersley Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 8 haTankersley Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 59 haMillhouses Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMiners Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202514 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband91% 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)3,629 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryWalderslade Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationSouth Yorkshire PoliceSheffield2.1 miCash machineSantanderHoyland Netherunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools11 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Helen's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 126 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoyland Springwood Primary Schoolages 5-11, 159 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirk Balk Academyages 11-16, 1,318 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College4.1 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationElsecarunder a mileBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre4.1 miBus stops88 within a mileCar parkWombwell Station Park and RideBarnsley1.7 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSheffield2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S74 postcode district.
