Local servicesHospitalKendray Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryWombwell Medical Centre Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist3 George Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools14 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKings Oak Primaryages 3-11, 433 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWombwell Park Street Primary Schoolages 3-11, 346 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNetherwood Academyages 11-16, 1,229 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College4.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationWombwellunder a mileBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre3.9 miBus stops84 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S73 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
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People9,590 residentsin the Wombwell South census areaMedian age 39.84,157 households62% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright19% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,574 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 67% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C703 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June40 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 landmarksLund Hillhill · under a milePark Hillhill · under a mileJump Valleyvalley · 1.7 miElsecar Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miBroomhill Flashpond · 1.0 miWombwell Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWombwell Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haLoxley Community Gardenpark · under a mileHighfield Parkpark · under a mileHillies Pavilion and Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 12 haSummer Lane Allotmentsallotments · within reachBramptonplaying field · 1.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes209 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202512 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 9.0 · 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
Broadband89% 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)4,483 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
