Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:35 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:18 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,785 residentsin the Edlington census areaMedian age 38.93,396 households57% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright23% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,489 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 69% go by car, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C666 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksWhirly Poollake · 1.5 miLidgets Hillhill · 1.2 miWindgate Hillhill · 1.3 miEdlington Woodwoodland · under a mileNearcliff Woodwoodland · under a mileFirsby Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrookhill Park Municipal Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 43 haMinney Moorpark · 1.1 miWarmsworth Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 3 haCoronation Parkpark · 1.4 miEdlington Sports Centresports ground · under a mileSnake Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes179 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202646 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 9.3 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,610 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTickhill Road Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryEdlington Health Centre Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Suiteunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryHill Top Academyages 3-11, 380 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlingtonages 3-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir Thomas Wharton Academyages 11-18, 1,226 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group4.2 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationConisbrough1.9 miBus stationTrafford Way/X2Doncaster Town Centre3.8 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN12 postcode district.
