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 – 3:46 pm
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People9,147 residentsin the Intake census areaMedian age 38.53,762 households54% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright29% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,950 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 25%, health and social work 17%, transport and storage 10%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 65% go by car, 6% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle76% 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 higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August35 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesSouth Moorpark · 1.1 mi · 109 haTown Moor Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haGrove Gardenspark · under a mileElmfield Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haTown Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 37 haCantley Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 40 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes158 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200833 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202642 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 10 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,843 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Royal Infirmaryunder a mileGP surgeryDoncaster Emergency Ooh34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools17 primary, 6 secondary, 5 special, 2 otherPrimaryIntake Primary Academyages 3-11, 269 pupilsright herePrimaryPlover Primary Schoolages 3-11, 408 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Danumages 11-18, 1,083 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY31 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationDoncaster1.6 miBus stationTrafford Way/X3Doncaster Town Centre1.5 miBus stops114 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S12 postcode district.
