Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:36 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:17 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,514 residentsin the Anston & Woodsetts census areaMedian age 50.13,720 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,774 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C658 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksCrow Gate Hillhill · under a mileSmarson Hillshill · under a mileShireoaks Hallhistoric site · 2.8 miLindrick Daledale · 1.5 miPeck Mill Bottomsvalley · under a mileWood Mill Bottomsvalley · 1.5 miLodge Hill Pondpond · under a mileKiveton Waterswater · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGarden of Remembrancepark · under a mileThe Greenpark · under a mileGreenfields Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haLindrickgolf course · 1.5 mi · 75 haThe Sorby Memorial Fieldplaying field · 1.5 miDinnington Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200837 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.0 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,823 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryDinnington Group Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySouth Anston Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLaughton Road Dental Surgery1.7 miPolice stationKillamarsh and Eckington Police SNTSheffield4.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kiveton Park, Kiverton Park2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools9 primaryPrimaryAnston Hillcrest Primary Schoolages 3-11, 237 pupilsright herePrimaryAnston Brook Primary Schoolages 3-11, 160 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDinnington High Schoolages 11-18, 1,005 pupils2.1 miCollegeRNN Group8.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA36 miRailway stationKiveton Park1.0 miBus stationDinnington Interchange/A31.7 miBus stops47 within a mileCar parkQ-Park UKSheffield1.6 miEV chargingevyve Charging StationSheffield1.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S31 postcode district.
