Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People5,823 residentsin the Woodhouse West census areaMedian age 44.22,880 households47% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright41% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,445 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 18%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 61% go by car, 12% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C760 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June37 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksShire Brook Valleyvalley · under a mileRother Valley Lakelake · 2.4 miCarr Forge Damwater · under a mileTreeton Dykeriver · 1.5 miMeadowgate Lakelake · 2.8 miBeighton Mill Tail Goitwater · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShire Brook Valleypark · under a mile · 101 haFlockton Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haOrgreave Commonpark · under a mile · 117 haLambcroft Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileBirley Wood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 38 haRichmond Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202523 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 9.5 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,085 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWoodhouse Medical Centre14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWoodhouse Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistChapel Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools21 primary, 5 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBrunswick Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 459 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodhouse West Primary Schoolages 3-11, 366 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHandsworth Grange Community Sports Collegeages 11-16, 989 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College3.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA37 miRailway stationWoodhouseunder a mileLight railMoss WayWaterthorpe1.2 miBus stationBus StationEckington3.4 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S13 postcode district.
