Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
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People8,538 residentsin the Mapplewell & Staincross census areaMedian age 44.53,782 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,121 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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 2°C715 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksBlacker Hillhill · under a mileSwallow Hillhill · under a mileLower Lakelake · 3.0 miUpper Lakelake · 3.4 miApplehaigh Cloughvalley · 1.9 miThe Fleetswater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNotton Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 45 haHerbert Ibberson Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileBarnsley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haLongfieldspark · 1.1 mi · 12 haDarton Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileNew Lodge Community Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20259 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband93% 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)3,894 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals1.8 miGP surgeryHill Brow Surgery Pms Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMapplewell Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools13 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 specialPrimaryWellgate Primary Schoolages 3-11, 424 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMapplewell Primary Schoolages 3-11, 343 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDarton Academyages 11-16, 1,099 pupils1.8 miCollegeBarnsley College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationDarton1.1 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A24Barnsley Town Centre2.5 miBus stops74 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S75 postcode district.
