Local servicesHospitalThe Lodges (Wathwood Hospital)under a mileGP surgerySics Mr (Darfield)7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWath Victoria Primary Schoolages 2-11, 279 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 225 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWath Academyages 11-18, 2,104 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRNN Group4.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationBolton-Upon-Dearne1.6 miLight railParkgate4.1 miBus stationSwinton Interchange/SW21.8 miBus stops81 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S63 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S63 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:35 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,966 residentsin the Wath upon Dearne census areaMedian age 42.14,274 households58% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright26% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,178 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C598 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June40 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesBrookfields Parkpark · under a mile · 29 haWaterfront Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 91 haNewhill Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haWath Parkplaying field · under a mile · 10 haWath upon Dearne Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 9 haHighfield Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200842 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202513 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.9 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband92% 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)4,519 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
