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 – 3:49 pm
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People7,618 residentsin the Upper Stannington & Loxley census areaMedian age 49.83,303 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,587 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C995 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileRivelin Glenglen · under a mileMill Damwater · under a mileKnowle Hillhill · 1.2 miLittle Matlock Woodwoodland · under a mileRussell Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHillsborough Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 16 haHillsborough Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 52 haHallam Fieldpark · 1.4 mi · 2 haCricket Pitchplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBingham Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 17 haBolehill Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes220 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202522 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,469 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 252 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClaremont Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryDeer Park Surgery20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacy Limited16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistForge Farm Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryShooters Grove Nursery and Primary Schoolages 3-11under a milePrimaryStannington Infant Schoolages 5-7, 179 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryForge Valley School & Sixth Formages 11-19, 1,494 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationSheffield3.2 miLight railMalin Bridge1.2 miBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H11.6 miBus stops124 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S6 postcode district.
