Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People10,484 residentsin the Dore & Whirlow census areaMedian age 49.84,475 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright6% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 4,514 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 16%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages54% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C856 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksTaylor's Hillhill · under a mileRyecroft Glenglen · 1.3 miHollin Hillhill · under a mileAbbey Daledale · 2.4 miBarbrook Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miLittle Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTotley Brook Open Spacepark · under a mileTotley Hall Parkpark · under a mileTotley Sports and Social Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haAbbeydale Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 47 haFrancis Fields Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileBeauchief Gardenpark · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200144 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202527 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,656 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation193 m633 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 236 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClaremont Hospital4.2 miGP surgerySteel City General Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTotley Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTotley Rise Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryTotley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 217 pupilsright herePrimaryTotley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 424 pupilsright hereSecondaryKing Ecgbert Schoolages 11-18, 1,575 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationDore & Totley1.3 miLight railHerdings Park4.6 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/B6Sheffield Centre5.5 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S17 postcode district.
