Silkstone

13°CMist

• Today: 18° / 12° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:29

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

11 reported · July 2026▲ 57% YoY

• Public order4
• Shoplifting2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

399 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 550 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

79 food businesses within 2 miles

• 75 rated 4–5 ★ (67 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Silkstone Common (1.4 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£175,733 average▲ 6% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Shell (7.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (11.5 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

23 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Toby Carvery, Dodworth Valley (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Elsecar Heritage Centre celebrates Heritage Open Days· 10 Sept 2026
• Festive Tipi set to bring Christmas Magic to The Glass Works Square· 10 Sept 2026
• Employers invited to help shape digital careers education in Barnsley· 10 Sept 2026
• Council leader announces changes to Cabinet membership· 10 Sept 2026
• More education support for children excluded from school in Barnsley· 9 Sept 2026

Source: Barnsley Council

244,572 residents in Barnsley · 743/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 38 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (57% of 115,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

220 CQC-registered services

• Care homes71
• GP practices36
• Dentists39
• Homecare agencies56
• Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnsley

• Not in the Green Belt
• 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Dr Marie Tidball

Labour

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 8
• Ref 41
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1 jobs advertised · £18,184 avg

e.g. Support Worker Part time

Source: Adzuna

£742 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,322 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 117,969 certificates

15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

92% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Biomass 45% · Imports 6% · Gas 2%

63 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 55.2 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation2,243 local signatures · 22,957 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office376 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s350 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership292 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership241 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Silkstone · 0.2 km

  Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, around 4 miles west of Barnsley. The modern parish includes…

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  Church of All Saints, Silkstone · 0.2 km

  The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England. It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds. The building is Grade I listed and dates back to at leas…

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  Silkstone glassworks · 0.3 km

  Silkstone glassworks is situated at Pot House Hamlet, a historic former industrial site in Silkstone, South Yorkshire, England. A glass works was established at Silkstone around 1659 by John Pilmey, who had emigrated…

• Noblethorpe · 0.6 km

  Noblethorpe is a hamlet in the English county of South Yorkshire. The hamlet falls within the Penistone East Ward of the Barnsley MBC.

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  Silkstone Common · 1.4 km

  Silkstone Common is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is to the south of Silkstone.

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  Silkstone Common railway station · 1.4 km

  The present Silkstone Common railway station, which opened by British Rail on 14 May 1983 serves the village of Silkstone Common, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The station is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Barn…

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