Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,672 residentsin the Birdwell census areaMedian age 46.93,973 households68% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,161 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C759 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesWestwood Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 101 haTankersley Commonpark · under a mile · 8 haWorsbrough Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 67 haTankersley Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 59 haPilley Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202514 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,217 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital2.8 miGP surgerySingh D (Birdwell)3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBirdwell Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFern Cottage Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryTankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBirdwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 191 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirk Balk Academyages 11-16, 1,318 pupils1.9 miCollegeBarnsley College3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationElsecar2.8 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre3.8 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S75 postcode district.
