Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:37 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,683 residentsin the Stocksbridge census areaMedian age 46.43,435 households71% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,467 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,052 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesStocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardenspark · under a mileWatson House Greenpark · under a mileDon Fieldspark · 1.0 miOxley Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haStocksbridge Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBracken Moor Allotments Siteallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202517 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 9.3 · 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
Broadband91% 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)3,729 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 141 to 312 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryValley Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Stocksbridge3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAdp Stocksbridge Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 97 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStocksbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 784 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStocksbridge Nursery Infant Schoolages 3-7, 184 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College6.6 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationPenistone3.2 miBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H46.8 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
