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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS74
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:36 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,452 residentsin the Elsecar census areaMedian age 42.13,769 households62% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright19% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,165 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C703 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June42 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksElsecar Canalhistoric site · 1.0 miWentworth Churchhistoric site · 1.3 miElsecar Reservoirreservoir · under a mileJump Valleyvalley · under a mileRoebuck Hillhill · 1.2 miLund Hillhill · 1.5 miSimon Woodwoodland · under a mileKing's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesElsecar Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haHemingfield Greenpark · under a mileWombwell Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haStrafford Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHillies Pavilion and Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 12 haMiners Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 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 202514 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 8.9 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,887 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lodges (Wathwood Hospital)3.0 miGP surgeryWalderslade Surgery6 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCohens Chemist11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationWombwell Police Station1.8 miCash machineSantanderHoyland Nether1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools13 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryElsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 172 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenfield Primary Schoolages 5-11, 251 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirk Balk Academyages 11-16, 1,318 pupils1.5 miCollegeBarnsley College4.7 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationElsecarunder a mileLight railParkgate4.7 miBus stationSwinton Interchange/SW24.5 miBus stops54 within a mileCar parkWombwell Station Park and RideBarnsley1.4 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSheffieldunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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