Local servicesHospitalFlorence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc2.9 miGP surgeryPark Lane Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllestree Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDuffield Road (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 2 nursery, 3 otherIndependentOld Vicarage Schoolages 3-13, 113 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPortway Infant Schoolages 5-7, 168 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-19, 1,465 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerby College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Derby1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA11 miRailway stationDuffield2.3 miBus stationBus StationDerby2.3 miBus stops78 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:16 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,182 residentsin the Allestree North census areaMedian age 48.32,599 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,749 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C776 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHolme Nookisland · under a mileMarkeaton Lakelake · 1.7 miBurley Hillhill · 1.0 miBunker's Hillhill · 1.1 miNooney's Pondpond · under a mileGorses' Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllestree Parkpark · under a mile · 129 haDarley Abbey Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 26 haMarkeaton Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 80 haDarley Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 21 haSt Peter's Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haRacecourse Parksports ground · 1.6 mi · 30 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202541 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband100% 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)2,694 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
