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 – 3:49 pm
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People9,782 residentsin the Oughtibridge & Bradfield census areaMedian age 45.94,096 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,860 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,092 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksPike Lowemountain · 1.3 miLangsett Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMidhope Reservoirreservoir · under a mileShaw Cloughvalley · under a mileGilbert Hillhill · 1.1 miEwden Heighthill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUnderbank Activity Centresports ground · 1.9 miStocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardenspark · 3.8 miWatson House Greenpark · 3.8 miDon Fieldspark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202519 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,418 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation270 m886 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 204 to 360 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolmevalley Memorial Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryPenistone Group Pms Practice2.9 miPharmacyPenistone Pharmacy3.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBarnsley College9.0 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationPenistone3.3 miBus stationHolmfirth Bus Station7.1 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
