Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People5,913 residentsin the Beighton census areaMedian age 41.02,541 households60% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright27% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 2,911 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 65% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C760 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June37 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 landmarksRother Valley Lakelake · 2.0 miShire Brook Valleyvalley · under a mileCarr Forge Damwater · under a mileMeadowgate Lakelake · 2.4 miOwlthorpe Hillhill · 1.1 miTreeton Dykeriver · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShire Brook Valleypark · within reach · 101 haRainbow Parkpark · under a mileVillage Greenpark · under a mileBirley Wood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 38 haLambcroft Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileRichmond Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 21 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 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202524 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 9.7 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband100% 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)2,644 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryHackenthorpe Mc14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHackenthorpe Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHackenthorpe Family Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools20 primary, 4 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryRainbow Forge Primary Academyages 2-11, 347 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Cityages 11-16, 1,138 pupils1.2 miCollegeThe Sheffield College4.2 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA36 miRailway stationWoodhouse1.2 miLight railDonetsk WayOwlthorpeunder a mileBus stationBus StationEckington2.7 miBus stops128 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S12 postcode district.
