Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,015 residentsin the Herdings & Gleadless Valley census areaMedian age 37.52,692 households40% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright48% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,278 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 19%, construction 10%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 57% go by car, 20% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle86% 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 higher29% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C881 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 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 landmarksGleadless Valleyvalley · under a mileRollestone Woodwoodland · under a mileLeeshall Woodwoodland · under a mileBirley Valevalley · 1.5 miAbbey Daledale · 2.4 miMill Streamriver · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGraves Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 87 haLees Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 50 haGleadless Commonpark · under a mile · 13 haNorfolk Heritage Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 30 haMeersbrook Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 15 haNorton Sports Parksports ground · under a mile · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband95% 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)2,868 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation165 m541 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 228 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Hallamshire Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryBlackstock Road Surgery30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy28 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistJ M Summerfield And Associatesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools25 primary, 5 secondary, 7 special, 1 otherPrimaryBankwood Primary Schoolages 2-11, 442 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodlands Primary Schoolages 3-11, 465 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNewfield Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 1,048 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College1.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN34 miRailway stationSheffield2.3 miLight railHerdings Parkunder a mileBus stationSheffield Interchange/E6Sheffield Centre2.4 miBus stops163 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S14 postcode district.
