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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS30
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:37 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:20 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,541 residentsin the Penistone census areaMedian age 44.14,547 households74% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,081 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C930 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHoylandswaine Nail Forgehistoric site · 1.5 miTrans pennine trailwalk or trail · under a mileTrans Pennine Trail, Penistonewalk or trail · under a milePenistone Railway Viaductviaduct · under a mileRoyd Moor Wind Farmhistoric site · 2.5 miHornthwaite Hillhill · under a mileBroad Hillhill · under a mileScout Dike Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWilson Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCannon Hall Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 36 haStainborough Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 39 haStocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardenspark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197646 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202516 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,726 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation226 m741 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 187 to 275 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnsley Hospitals5.8 miGP surgeryClark's Chemist4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyClark's Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceKirkburton6.3 miCash machineTesco Bank ATM2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPenistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 493 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPenistone Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,946 pupilsunder a milePrimarySpringvale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationPenistoneunder a mileBus stationBarnsley Interchange/A1Barnsley Town Centre6.6 miBus stops61 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSheffield2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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