Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,574 residentsin the Darton & Kexborough census areaMedian age 47.43,395 households78% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,611 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C749 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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 landmarksLower Lakelake · 1.8 miUpper Lakelake · 2.0 miWalk Royd Hillhill · under a mileThe Knollhill · 1.0 miCowcroft Woodwoodland · under a mileBretton Lakeswater · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLongfieldspark · under a mile · 12 haYorkshire Sculpture Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 213 haBretton Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 207 haBarnsley Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 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 9.1 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)3,571 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals2.6 miGP surgeryDarton Health Centre Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKexborough Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKexborough Primary Schoolages 3-11, 187 pupilsright hereSecondaryDarton Academyages 11-16, 1,099 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDarton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 297 pupils1.0 miCollegeBarnsley College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationDartonunder a mileBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A24Barnsley Town Centre3.5 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S75 postcode district.
