Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:33 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:18 am – 3:45 pm
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People11,386 residentsin the Thorne census areaMedian age 44.95,072 households62% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright18% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,131 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C607 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 spacesMemorial Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haToll Bar Leisure Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haThorne Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 33 haThorne Leisure Centresports ground · under a milePighills Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 12 haQuarry Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200830 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202636 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 8.0 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband90% 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)5,360 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoole & District Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryNorthfield Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistTrinity House Orthodontics Thorneright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGreen Topages 3-11, 426 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTrinity Academyages 11-18, 1,176 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThorne King Edward Primary Schoolages 3-11, 336 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY25 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationThorne Southunder a mileBus stationGreyfriars Road/X1Doncaster Town Centre9.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton30 miBus stops57 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN8 postcode district.
