Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:18 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,317 residentsin the Rawmarsh South census areaMedian age 40.02,918 households44% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright37% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,526 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 64% go by car, 9% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June40 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)
Parks and green spacesClifton Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 23 haRoundwood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 32 haGreasbrough Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 14 haVicarage Fields Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHerringthorpe Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200842 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202517 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 15 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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)3,023 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Gate Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryParkgate Medical Centre37 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyParkgate Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools24 primary, 5 secondary, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryRawmarsh Ashwood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 166 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEastwood Village Primary Schoolages 3-11, 195 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRawmarsh Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,067 pupils1.1 miCollegeRNN Group1.3 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA32 miRailway stationRotherham Central1.4 miLight railParkgateunder a mileBus stationRotherham Interchange/C4Rotherham Town Centre1.2 miBus stops76 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S62 postcode district.
