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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS72
Telephone code01472
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,780 residentsin the Grimethorpe & Brierley census areaMedian age 37.63,197 households57% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright23% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,367 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 17%, construction 12%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 71% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle67% 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 higher31% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C652 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 days of air frost, 11 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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWindmill Hillhill · under a mileAddey Bottomsvalley · under a mileRingstone Hillhill · 1.2 miLady Woodwoodland · under a mileRakes Woodwoodland · under a mileFrickley Brookriver · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHowell Wood Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 75 haRabbit Ings Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 78 haCudworth Welfare Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haAcorn Way Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haDorothy Hyman Sports Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 8 haMiners' Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes187 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 20258 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 11 · PM2.5 8.8 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKendray Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryGrimethorpe Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistGrimethorpe & Shafton Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMilefield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 294 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLadywood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 213 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Shaftonages 11-16, 1,377 pupils1.2 miCollegeBarnsley College4.4 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationMoorthorpe3.4 miBus stationHemsworth Bus Station2.9 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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