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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtDN6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:34 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:19 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,974 residentsin the Askern, Campsall & Norton census areaMedian age 42.15,126 households65% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,470 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C598 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August39 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShirley Poollake · 1.3 miAskern Hillhill · under a mileCliff Hillhill · 1.6 miNew Fish Pondpond · 1.3 miOld Ea Beckriver · 3.1 miShirley Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWarren Parkpark · within reach · 20 haCampsall Country Parkpark · under a mile · 36 haMiners' Welfare Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haOwston Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 84 haThe Glass Park Millennium Greenpark · 4.7 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200837 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202644 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 medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.6 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,699 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 27 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheswold Park Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryThe Lakeside Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAskern Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOasisunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAskern Littlemoor Infant Academyages 3-7, 166 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAskern Moss Road Infant Academyages 3-7, 117 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCampsmount Academyages 11-18, 710 pupils1.4 miCollegeDN Colleges Group6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationAdwickAdwick le Street3.3 miBus stationSouth Elmsall Bus Station5.6 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN6 postcode district.


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