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 – 3:48 pm
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People7,207 residentsin the Masbrough & Bradgate census areaMedian age 33.92,948 households37% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright31% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,667 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 61% go by car, 10% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%6% 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)
Nearby landmarksDon Islandisland · under a mileConstitution Hillhill · under a mileClough Hillhill · under a mileHolmes Tail Goitwater · under a mileBrown's Cutdock · under a mileNew Cutdock · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClifton Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haBlackburn Meadows Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 19 haCentenary Riverside Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haPhoenix Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 45 haHerringthorpe Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 36 haHartley Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202518 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 17 · PM2.5 8.0 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,265 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Gate Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCare UK Ooh59 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGood Measure Pharmacy23 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRotherham Community Healthcentreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools27 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formPrimaryThornhill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 316 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFerham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 228 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryClifton Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,146 pupils1.0 miCollegeRNN Groupunder a mileUniversitySheffield Hallam University5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA32 miRailway stationRotherham Centralunder a mileLight railRotherham Stationunder a mileBus stationRotherham Interchange/B1Rotherham Town Centreunder a mileBus stops123 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S60 postcode district.
