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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS8
Telephone code01952
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,092 residentsin the Norton & Norton Lees census areaMedian age 48.54,048 households81% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright11% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,212 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle80% 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 higher15% 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°C883 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Old Rectoryhistoric site · 2.1 miParkhead Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miAbbey Daledale · 1.5 miSheffield's Lost Castlecastle · 3.6 miWaterfall Woodwoodland · under a mileGleadless Valleyvalley · 1.5 miRyecroft Glenglen · 2.3 miSummerhouse Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGraves Parkpark · within reach · 87 haGreenhill Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haHutcliffe Wood Gardens of Remembrancepark · 1.1 mi · 13 haLees Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 50 haSt George's Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haGraves Health and Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 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 9.5 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,233 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation196 m643 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 228 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Hallamshire Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryMeadowgreen Health Centre19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMedwin Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist120 Lowedges Roadunder a milePolice stationWoodseats Police StationSheffieldunder a mileCash machineSnax 24 - Meadowheadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools23 primary, 3 secondary, 3 specialSecondaryMeadowhead School Academy Trustages 11-18, 2,006 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorton Free Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College2.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN34 miRailway stationDore & Totley1.9 miLight railHerdings Park1.4 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/C6Sheffield Centre3.3 miBus stops132 within a mileCar parkCo-op Gleadless Car ParkSheffield2.1 miEV chargingGridserveunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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