Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 am – 3:48 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°C866 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesHillsborough Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 52 haCoronation Parkpark · under a mileMiddlewood Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haSycamore Parkplaying field · under a mileHillsborough Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 16 haBradfield School Centre for Sportsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 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 6.5 · PM10 10 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
Elevation197 m646 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 282 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRyegate Childrens Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryOughtibridge Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM&A Pharmacies LTD7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFairlawns1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools13 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryBradfield Secondary Schoolages 11-19, 1,006 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOughtibridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 411 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLoxley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.3 miCollegeThe Sheffield College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationChapeltown3.9 miLight railMiddlewood1.3 miBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H42.2 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
