Thurgoland

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 64% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:28

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

9 reported · August 2026▲ 350% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

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

73 food businesses within 2 miles

• 63 rated 4–5 ★ (55 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wortley (1.3 km)
• 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£173,053 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Fox Valley Shopping Centre (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Barnsley Bright Nights returns for its ninth year to light up Barnsley town centre· 3 Nov 2026
• Barnsley Council acknowledges the measures set out in the Budget announcement· 2 Nov 2026
• Barnsley residents to gain practical AI skills thanks to Tech Town's AI Upskilling Challenge Fund· 2 Nov 2026
• Barnsley Hospice opens new dedicated unit in Barnsley Market· 2 Nov 2026
• Ryan's achievements celebrated as he takes his next step after ten years with Shared Lives· 2 Nov 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,893
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,313
• Net moves+1,580

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 40 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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

219 CQC-registered services

• Care homes71
• GP practices35
• 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
• 24 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 7
• Ref 41
• Oth 3

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

81% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 43% · Wind 32% · Gas 15% · Imports 4%

109 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

5 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in S35

• Chapelgreen Practice
• Ecclesfield Group Pract
• Oughtibridge Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation2,273 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills230 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth185 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK164 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND140 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Thurgoland · 0.1 km

  Thurgoland is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the A629 road.

• Thurgoland railway station · 0.7 km

  Thurgoland railway station was a small railway station built by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway to serve the village of Thurgoland, South Yorkshire, England and opened on 5 December 1845. Due t…

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  Thurgoland Tunnel · 0.8 km

  Thurgoland Tunnel is a double-bore abandoned railway tunnel between Penistone and Wortley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Its total length is 924 feet (282 m). The original tunnel,…

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  Wortley Top Forge · 1.3 km

  Wortley Top Forge is an historic former finery forge and ironworks dating from the seventeenth century, although evidence suggests iron working took place in the vicinity in the fourteenth century. The forge, original…

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  Green Moor · 1.8 km

  Green Moor is a village near Wortley in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, in the parish of Hunshelf. Green Moor used to be a stone quarry in the last century but has since become a predominantly commuter and retirem…

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  Hunshelf · 1.9 km

  Hunshelf is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. At the 2001 census it had a population of 324, reducing to 246 at the 2011 Census. Most of its population lives in the village of Green Moor.

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