Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:19 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C761 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksWharncliffe Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miWell Hillhill · 1.1 miTin Mill Damwater · under a mileCundy Cross Hillhill · 1.2 miHowbrook Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miAshes Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWestwood Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 101 haStainborough Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 39 haReading Room Lane Allotmentsallotments · within reachDon Fieldspark · 1.5 miGreen Moor Activity Centresports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202516 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 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
Elevation220 m722 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 142 to 241 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryBrown Pm ( Thurgoland )2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyDeepcar Pharmacy1.9 miDentistDeepcar Dental Care2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryThurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.7 miSecondaryStocksbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 784 pupils2.6 miCollegeBarnsley College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationSilkstone Common3.3 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre5.0 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
