Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryWalderslade Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools12 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryJump Primary Academyages 3-11under a milePrimaryGreenfield Primary Schoolages 5-11, 251 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirk Balk Academyages 11-16, 1,318 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College3.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationElsecarunder a mileBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre3.9 miBus stops93 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S74 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S74 postcode district.
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 – 3:47 pm
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People8,452 residentsin the Elsecar census areaMedian age 42.13,769 households62% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright19% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,165 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle65% 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 higher22% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C703 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June40 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksJump Valleyvalley · under a mileRoebuck Hillhill · under a mileElsecar Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miBlacker Hillhill · 1.0 miWorsbrough Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miWombwell Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesElsecar Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haHemingfield Greenpark · under a mileWombwell Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 4 haArundel View Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMiners Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haHillies Pavilion and Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 12 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 202513 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 8.9 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,887 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
