Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,958 residentsin the Royston West census areaMedian age 42.13,014 households67% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright19% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,196 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle58% 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 higher23% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C676 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksChapel Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileApplehaigh Cloughvalley · 1.1 miCold Hiendley Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miWintersett Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miApplehaigh Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRabbit Ings Country Parkpark · under a mile · 78 haRoyston Parkpark · within reach · 8 haNotton Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 45 haCommon Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileRoyston Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileBarnsley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 40 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes196 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 20257 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband76% 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)3,253 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals3.5 miGP surgeryRoyston Group Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryParkside Primary Academyages 3-11, 225 pupilsright herePrimaryRoyston St John Baptist CE Primaryages 5-11, 162 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Carltonages 11-16, 1,109 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationBarnsley3.3 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A24Barnsley Town Centre3.3 miBus stops60 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S71 postcode district.
