Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,271 residentsin the Mosborough & Halfway census areaMedian age 44.74,022 households81% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,821 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C760 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June39 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksRother Valley Lakelake · 1.7 miNethermoor Lakelake · 1.8 miOwlthorpe Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileChapelwheel Damwater · 1.6 miCarr Forge Damwater · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRother Valley Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 298 haShire Brook Valleypark · 1.4 mi · 101 haIsobel Bowler Sports Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haVillage Greenpark · 1.3 miRenishaw Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 43 haMoss Way Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202525 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 8.7 · 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
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)4,221 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryMosborough Health Centre13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGilbert & Armstrong13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHigh Street Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools18 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryMosborough Primary Schoolages 4-11, 417 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHalfway Junior Schoolages 7-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWestfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,366 pupils1.1 miCollegeThe Sheffield College5.2 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA34 miRailway stationWoodhouse2.5 miLight railHalfwayHalfway Tram Stopunder a mileBus stationBus StationEckington1.2 miBus stops84 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S19 postcode district.
