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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People9,253 residentsin the Crabtree & Fir Vale census areaMedian age 31.12,861 households52% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright20% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.1% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,945 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 16%, transport and storage 14%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 51% go by car, 14% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 71%9% 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°C738 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesCrabtree Pondspark · under a mileParkwood Springspark · under a mile · 17 haLongley Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 28 haGrimesthorpe Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haThe Sheffield Judo Clubsports ground · under a mileNottingham Cliffplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 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 202521 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 14 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,137 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPage Hall Medical Centre46 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFir Vale Pharmacy29 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPetrie Tucker & Partners LTDunder a milePolice stationSouth Yorkshire And Humberside PoliceSheffieldunder a mileCash machineOwler Lane Filling Stationunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools25 primary, 6 secondary, 3 all-through, 2 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formPrimaryWhiteways Primary Schoolages 2-11, 436 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFir Vale Academyages 11-16, 931 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOasis Academy Fir Valeages 4-11, 389 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College1.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationSheffield1.7 miLight railAttercliffe1.0 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/E1Sheffield Centre1.5 miBus stops187 within a mileCar parkCar Park on Stanley Street, S3Sheffield1.1 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationSheffieldunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S4 postcode district.
