Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 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°C631 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June42 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 landmarksClay Hillhill · 1.0 miWarren Valevalley · 1.0 miHermit Hillhill · 1.3 miDon Islandisland · 2.6 miMonk Woodwoodland · under a mileWarren Vale Community Woodlandwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haRoundwood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 32 haGreasbrough Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haClifton Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 23 haHigh Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSandhill Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 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 202516 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 11 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 12 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
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lodges (Wathwood Hospital)2.0 miGP surgeryHigh Street Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyVantage Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRawmarsh Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 1 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryRawmarsh Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,067 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 180 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRawmarsh Rosehill Junior Schoolages 7-11, 212 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRNN Group2.1 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationRotherham Central2.1 miLight railParkgate1.3 miBus stationRotherham Interchange/C4Rotherham Town Centre2.0 miBus stops86 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S62 postcode district.
