Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:35 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:17 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,501 residentsin the Laughton & Throapham census areaMedian age 44.33,303 households71% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright13% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,611 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C618 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksRoche Abbeyhistoric site · 1.5 miHermeston Hallhistoric site · 1.6 miUpper Lakelake · 1.3 miLower Lakelake · 1.5 miQuarry Hillshill · 1.6 miBullatree Hillhill · 1.9 miPark Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileCrow Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLangold Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 55 haStone Greenpark · under a mileWood Lee Commonpark · 2.6 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200834 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202645 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 6.4 · 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
Broadband91% 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)3,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryLarwood Health Partnership, Lakeside Surgery1.6 miPharmacyLangold Pharmacy1.7 miDentistDoncaster Road Dental Practise1.7 miPolice stationMaltby Police StationRotherham3.9 miCash machineThandi Stores, Maltby2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLangold Dyscarr Community Schoolages 3-11, 334 pupils1.3 miSecondaryDinnington High Schoolages 11-18, 1,005 pupils2.3 miCollegeRNN Group8.7 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY36 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA39 miRailway stationShireoaks4.5 miBus stationDinnington Interchange/A12.7 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingMonks Bridge Farm (Dinnington)Sheffield3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S81 postcode district.
