Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:19 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,774 residentsin the Brincliffe & Sharrow Vale census areaMedian age 34.53,086 households69% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright2% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,134 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, education 18%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 37% go by car, 5% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages61% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C784 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 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)
Parks and green spacesGraves Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 87 haMillhouses Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haHutcliffe Wood Gardens of Remembrancepark · under a mile · 13 haBeauchief Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 36 haArcher Lane Allotment Home and Garden Societyallotments · under a mile · 4 haHeeley Pool and Gymsports ground · under a mileSource: 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 200848 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband91% 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)3,376 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThornbury Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryCarterknowle & Dore Medical Practice34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGlobal Pharmacy27 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFlint And Flint Dental Surgeonsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi47 schools30 primary, 7 secondary, 4 independent, 5 special, 1 nurserySecondaryMercia Schoolages 11-18, 1,070 pupilsright herePrimaryCarter Knowle Junior Schoolages 7-11, 239 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHolt House Infant Schoolages 4-7, 166 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationDore & Totley1.8 miLight railPark GrangeNorfolk Park2.0 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/B6Sheffield Centre2.4 miBus stops166 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S7 postcode district.
