Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals4.9 miGP surgeryDearne Valley Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistOsborne And Oboyleunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryKaye's Academyages 3-10, 163 pupilsunder a milePrimaryScissett Church of England Academyages 4-10, 179 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryScissett Middle Schoolages 10-13, 592 pupils1.0 miCollegeBarnsley College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationDenby Dale2.8 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A24Barnsley Town Centre5.9 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HD8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:36 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
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People10,065 residentsin the Denby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West census areaMedian age 48.04,252 households80% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,833 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle39% 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, 7% 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°C764 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 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 landmarksUpper Lakelake · 1.3 miLower Lakelake · 1.7 miSwallow Hillhill · under a mileHoyland Hillhill · under a mileBilham Springwoodland · under a mileCliffe Hill Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesYorkshire Sculpture Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 213 haBretton Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 207 haCliffe Woods and Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes203 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202512 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 6.2 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,535 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 220 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
