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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS61
Telephone code01335
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,666 residentsin the Thorpe Hesley census areaMedian age 50.22,982 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,331 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C744 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWentworth Churchhistoric site · 1.4 miEcclesfield Prioryhistoric site · 1.8 miLady Cloughvalley · under a mileGallery Bottomvalley · 1.1 miThe Cascadewater · 1.3 miElsecar Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miTemple Hillhill · 1.7 miSmithy Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChapeltownpark · under a mile · 10 haHesley Wood Scout Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 89 haWestwood Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 101 haGrange Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 66 haNewton Memorial Hall Gardenpark · 1.1 miThornecliffe Cricket and Social Clubplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202516 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 9.7 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,277 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryThorpe Hesley Clinic8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationEcclesfield Police StationSheffield1.5 miCash machineScholes Service Station (Park Garage Group), Scholesunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 sixth formPrimaryThorpe Hesley Primary Schoolages 2-11, 580 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEcclesfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,711 pupils1.2 miPrimaryCoit Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils1.3 miCollegeRNN Group4.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA29 miRailway stationChapeltown1.2 miLight railMeadowhall Interchange3.2 miBus stationMeadowhall Interchange/D43.2 miBus stops42 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSheffield1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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