Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,688 residentsin the Kinsley & Fitzwilliam census areaMedian age 36.22,734 households52% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright32% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,853 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 25%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 68% go by car, 8% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C649 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 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)
Parks and green spacesFitzwilliam Country Parkpark · under a mile · 69 haVale Head Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haAnglers Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 63 haA S Fitness Gymsports ground · under a mileBracken Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 20255 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 7.5 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)2,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary5.2 miGP surgeryKinsley Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKinsley Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRockingham House Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryKing's Meadow Academyages 3-11, 234 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWest End Academyages 3-11, 187 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Hemsworthages 11-18, 1,101 pupils1.0 miCollegeBarnsley College6.8 miUniversityLeeds College of Music13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationFitzwilliamunder a mileBus stationHemsworth Bus Station1.1 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF9 postcode district.
