Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:36 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,061 residentsin the Swallownest & Wales census areaMedian age 42.52,950 households78% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,502 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 65% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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 1°C678 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksMeadowgate Lakelake · 1.9 miRother Valley Lakelake · 2.0 miWood Hillhill · under a mileRookery Bottomvalley · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · 1.1 miKiveton Waterswater · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRother Valley Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 298 haVillage Greenpark · under a mileUlley Reservoir Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 20 haThe Barracksallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200839 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 11 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,210 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryKiveton Pharmacy3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKiveton Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools10 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKiveton Park Meadows Junior Schoolages 7-11, 172 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWales High Schoolages 11-18, 1,783 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWales Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRNN Group6.3 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA36 miRailway stationKiveton BridgeKiveton Parkunder a mileLight railBeighton - Drake House Lane2.8 miBus stationDinnington Interchange/A33.1 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S26 postcode district.
