Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:37 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,782 residentsin the Oughtibridge & Bradfield census areaMedian age 45.94,096 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,860 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,091 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksPike Lowemountain · 2.0 miUnderbank Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMidhope Reservoirreservoir · under a mileJenkin Cloughvalley · under a mileSmall Cloughvalley · under a mileEwden Heighthill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUnderbank Activity Centresports ground · under a mileOxley Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haStocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardenspark · 2.5 miWatson House Greenpark · 2.5 miHawthorne Avenue Allotmentallotments · 1.5 miDon Fieldspark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202518 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,418 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation233 m764 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 182 to 345 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals7.7 miGP surgeryValley Medical Centre2.1 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Stocksbridge2.1 miDentistAdp Stocksbridge Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStocksbridge Nursery Infant Schoolages 3-7, 184 pupils2.0 miSecondaryStocksbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 784 pupils2.2 miCollegeBarnsley College8.0 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationPenistone2.7 miBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station8.0 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
