Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:33 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:18 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,471 residentsin the Stainforth census areaMedian age 40.23,140 households53% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright29% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,910 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 16%, construction 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 69% go by car, 7% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C595 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesPollington Airfield Memorial Gardenpark · 2.5 miToll Bar Leisure Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 5 haMemorial Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes158 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200834 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202640 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,463 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDoncaster Royal Infirmary8.3 miGP surgeryThe Snaith And Rawcliffe Medical Group3.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.2 miDentist23 Dental3.3 miPolice stationHumberside PoliceGoole8.3 miCash machineCarousel Superstore, Stainsforth3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPollington-Balne Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 126 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Snaith Schoolages 11-16, 837 pupils3.1 miCollegeDN Colleges Group8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY29 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA29 miRailway stationSnaith3.4 miBus stationGreyfriars Road/X1Doncaster Town Centre9.1 miBus stops16 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDoncaster3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN14 postcode district.
