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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS72
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,120 residentsin the Shafton & Upper Cudworth census areaMedian age 46.22,716 households68% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,718 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 73% 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 languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C653 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGander Hillhill · under a mileLund Hillhill · 1.2 miAddey Bottomsvalley · 1.6 miWintersett Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miCold Hiendley Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miAnglers Country Parkwalk or trail · 2.8 miUpper Lakelake · 3.9 miMiddle Lakelake · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRabbit Ings Country Parkpark · under a mile · 78 haThe Greenpark · under a mileLow Commonpark · under a mile · 11 haMiners' Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haFormer Shafton Methodist Churchsports ground · under a mileThe Green View Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes184 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% 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)2,819 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKendray Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryShafton Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShafton Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCudworth Dental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationWest Yorkshire PolicePontefract3.7 miCash machinePost OfficeBarnsley1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryLift Shaftonages 3-11, 247 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Shaftonages 11-16, 1,377 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCherry Dale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 326 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College4.3 miUniversityLeeds College of Music14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationFitzwilliam2.9 miBus stationHemsworth Bus Station2.6 miBus stops36 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSheffield1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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