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 – 3:49 pm
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People9,805 residentsin the Bents Green & Millhouses census areaMedian age 48.23,995 households90% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright3% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,370 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, education 19%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 43% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages62% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C987 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksParkhead Hallhistoric site · under a mileStumperlowe Hallhistoric site · 1.0 miWire Mill Damwater · under a mileBowser Bottomvalley · under a mileForge Damwater · under a mileLimb Valleyvalley · under a mileAbbey Daledale · 1.6 miRyecroft Glenglen · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBingham Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haWhirlow Brook Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haWhinfell Quarry Gardenspark · under a mileHallamshire Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 39 haHigh Storrs Allotmentallotments · under a mile · 2 haAbbeydale Sports Clubsports ground · 1.9 mi · 10 haSource: 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 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202524 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 8.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)4,149 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation240 m787 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 149 to 312 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClaremont Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryEcclesall Medical Centre16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRinginglow Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationWoodseats Police StationSheffield2.4 miCash machineJCR Ringinglow Roadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 3 special, 1 otherSecondarySilverdale Schoolages 11-18, 1,491 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHigh Storrs Schoolages 11-18, 1,706 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEcclesall Primary Schoolages 4-11, 619 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationDore & Totley1.9 miLight railUniversity of SheffieldWestern Bank2.7 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/A5Sheffield Centre3.3 miBus stops88 within a mileCar parkParking space on Tapton Hill RoadSheffield1.9 miEV chargingShell RechargeSheffield2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S11 postcode district.
