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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF9
Telephone code01977
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:19 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,147 residentsin the Hemsworth Town census areaMedian age 46.53,712 households60% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright25% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,486 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 25%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 68% go by car, 6% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C649 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksShaw Hillhill · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 3.1 miCross Hillhill · 1.7 miMiddle Lakelake · 3.2 miHemsworth Marshwetland · under a mileButcher Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVale Head Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haFitzwilliam Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 69 haHowell Wood Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 75 haA S Fitness Gymsports ground · under a mileGrove Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haMiners' Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 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 20256 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,986 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary5.7 miGP surgeryThe Grange Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCohens Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Mount Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySacred Heart Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 119 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrove Lea Primary Schoolages 3-11, 244 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Hemsworthages 11-18, 1,101 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnsley College6.7 miUniversityLeeds College of Music14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationFitzwilliam1.6 miBus stationHemsworth Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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