Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary6.6 miGP surgeryWhite Rose Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMarket Placeunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAsh Grove Primary Academyages 3-11, 265 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMinsthorpe Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,609 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 454 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDN Colleges Group7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationSouth Elmsallunder a mileBus stationSouth Elmsall Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:19 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,385 residentsin the South Elmsall census areaMedian age 40.13,053 households59% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright26% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,441 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 32%, health and social work 13%, construction 9%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%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°C646 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 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)
Parks and green spacesSouth Elmsall Commonpark · under a mileLangthwaite Commonpark · under a mileHowell Wood Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 75 haWest Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSt Marys Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMinsthorpe Leisuresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,238 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
