Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,494 residentsin the Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & Thurgoland census areaMedian age 50.52,771 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,126 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C755 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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 landmarksStainborough Castlecastle · under a mileHound Hillhistoric site · 1.2 miRockley Engine Towerhistoric site · 1.3 miTranspennine Trail - Dodworthwalk or trail · under a mileFalthwaite Bottomsvalley · under a mileWorsbrough Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miKeeper's Pondwetland · under a mileHermit Hillhill · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStainborough Parkpark · within reach · 39 haWorsbrough Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 67 haThe Greenpark · under a mileSouth Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWard Green Community Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haBannatyne's Health Club and Spasports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,934 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 202 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryApollo Court Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyCohens Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miPolice stationBarnsley Police Station2.5 miCash machineS & S General Store (ATMP), Gilroydunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryKeresforth Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupils1.1 miPrimaryDodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 104 pupils1.5 miSecondaryTrinity Academy St. Edwardsages 11-16, 882 pupils1.7 miCollegeBarnsley College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationDodworth1.5 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre2.6 miBus stops16 within a mileCar parkBurleigh Street West Commuter Car ParkBarnsley2.4 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationBarnsley1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S75 postcode district.
