Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,849 residentsin the Devonshire Quarter census areaMedian age 23.02,704 households12% of homes owner-occupied7% owned outright25% social rented, 62% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting18.5% unemployment rate43% of adults are economically active, 2,570 in work, 3% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, education 16%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 23% go by car, 15% take public transport, 28% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%5% 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°C775 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 days of air frost, 14 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)
Parks and green spacesPound's Parkpark · within reachPeace Gardenspark · under a mileDevonshire Greenpark · under a milePonds Forge International Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haHolberry Gardens Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileNottingham Cliffplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202522 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 18 · PM2.5 8.0 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband68% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,240 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSheffield Childrens Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryDevonshire Green Medical Centre60 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots40 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPsb Dental Care LTDright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi50 schools31 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 independent, 6 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryUTC Sheffield City Centreages 13-19, 543 pupilsunder a milePrimarySpringfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNetherthorpe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 257 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield Collegeunder a mileUniversitySheffield Hallam Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN33 miRailway stationSheffieldunder a mileLight railCity HallSheffield Centreunder a mileBus stationSheffield Interchange/A5Sheffield Centreunder a mileBus stops272 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S1 postcode district.
