Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:36 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,571 residentsin the Darnall census areaMedian age 29.32,679 households37% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright40% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting12.8% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,516 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, transport and storage 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 55% go by car, 14% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher36% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 69%10% 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°C737 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesPhillimore Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haDon Valley Bowlpark · under a mile · 6 haTinsley Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 59 haOlympic Legacy Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haHigh Hazels Parkplaying field · under a mile · 14 haDarnall Community Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200844 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202521 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 14 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,825 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthern General Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryClover North Darnall Health Centre17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDarnall Pharmacy20 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStaniforth Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools22 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentAl-Mahad Al-Islamiages 11-17, 77 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPhillimore Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 408 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Parkages 13-19, 445 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Sheffield College2.5 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationDarnallunder a mileLight railArena/Olympic Legacy ParkDon Valleyunder a mileBus stationMeadowhall Interchange/A11.7 miBus stops91 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S9 postcode district.
