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County or areaSouth Yorkshire
Postcode districtS60
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:36 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,524 residentsin the Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston census areaMedian age 47.65,047 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,439 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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 1°C701 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 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 landmarksOld Town Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miGrafton Househistoric site · 2.3 miDon Islandisland · 2.1 miUlley Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miSpa Hillhill · 1.5 miTreeton Dykeriver · 2.3 miRevel Woodwoodland · under a mileWhite Hillhill · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSitwell Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 49 haUlley Reservoir Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 20 haWhiston Parish Church Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileClifton Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 23 haHerringthorpe Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 36 haOrgreave Commonpark · 2.3 mi · 117 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 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 7.7 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)5,402 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRotherham General Hospital1.0 miGP surgerySurgery Of Light33 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBrookside Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGreen Square Dental LTDunder a milePolice stationRotherham Police Station2.2 miCash machinePost OfficeRotherhamunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formPrimaryWhiston Junior and Infant Schoolages 5-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 241 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOakwood High Schoolages 11-16, 1,067 pupils1.2 miCollegeRNN Group2.1 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA35 miRailway stationRotherham Central2.3 miLight railRotherham Station2.3 miBus stationRotherham Interchange/A1Rotherham Town Centre2.3 miBus stops76 within a mileCar parkWestgate Car ParkRotherham2.1 miEV chargingbp PulseRotherham1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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