Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:35 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:17 am – 3:46 pm
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People6,010 residentsin the Rossington census areaMedian age 47.42,642 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright4% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,899 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C607 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June38 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksBawtry Forestforest · 2.2 miHayfield Lakeswater · 1.2 miGoole Dikewater · 1.3 miBolton Hillhill · 1.7 miGelster Lane Holtwoodland · under a mileGelster Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Fieldpark · within reachThe Warren Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 68 haRossington Miners Welfaresports ground · under a mile · 9 haSouth Moorpark · 3.3 mi · 109 haHaslam Parkpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes163 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200830 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202640 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband99% 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)2,721 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTickhill Road Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryThe Rossington Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRossington Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryRossington St Michael's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 371 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTornedale Infant Academyages 3-7, 158 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRossington All Saints Academyages 11-16, 850 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY30 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA36 miRailway stationDoncaster4.6 miBus stationTrafford Way/X3Doncaster Town Centre4.5 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN11 postcode district.
