Local servicesHospitalCheswold Park Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryThe Scott Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGreenwell Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWarmsworth Road Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 2 otherPrimarySprotbrough Orchard Infant Schoolages 3-7, 208 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCopley Junior Schoolages 7-11, 194 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRidgewood Schoolages 11-19, 1,425 pupils1.7 miCollegeDN Colleges Group2.5 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationDoncaster2.1 miBus stationDoncaster Frenchgate Interchange/A5Doncaster Town Centre2.1 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:35 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:18 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,548 residentsin the Sprotbrough census areaMedian age 47.43,236 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright2% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,612 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C653 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August39 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksRaven Hillhill · 1.1 miHexthorpe Reachwater · 1.1 miBare Hillhill · 1.3 miRiver Cheswoldriver · 2.0 miSnow's Woodwoodland · under a mileSprotbrough Cutdock · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCusworth Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 22 haWarmsworth Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haWestfield Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 5 haWarmsworth Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 3 haMelton Parkgolf course · 1.8 mi · 26 haBramworth Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202645 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,354 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
