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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People6,278 residentsin the Walton, Woolley & Bretton census areaMedian age 50.32,728 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,886 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C686 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksGrimpit Hillhill · under a mileApplehaigh Cloughvalley · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · 1.0 miCold Hiendley Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miWintersett Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miNewmiller Damwater · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNotton Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haNewmillerdam Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 97 haThe Greenpark · under a mileWooley Parkgolf course · 1.0 mi · 56 haWest End Crescent Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 mi · 3 haRoyston Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes193 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20257 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband93% 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)2,902 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals3.9 miGP surgeryHigh Street Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimarySummerfields Primary Academyages 3-11, 214 pupils1.0 miPrimaryLift Meadsteadages 3-11, 215 pupils1.3 miSecondaryOutwood Academy Carltonages 11-16, 1,109 pupils2.1 miCollegeBarnsley College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationDarton3.0 miBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A24Barnsley Town Centre4.1 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF4 postcode district.
