Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:16 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,421 residentsin the Chaddesden North census areaMedian age 42.73,174 households73% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,521 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C698 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Parks and green spacesAlvaston Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 33 haDarley Abbey Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 26 haSensory Gardenpark · 1.2 miChaddesden Parkallotments · under a mileRacecourse Parksports ground · 1.0 mi · 30 haRoe Farm Recreational Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes196 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 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 202543 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.4 · PM10 11 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
Broadband99% 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)3,270 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFlorence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc1.9 miGP surgeryThe Park Medical Practice26 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyVisionpharma Limited15 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPark Road Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools18 primary, 5 secondary, 2 special, 3 otherPrimaryCavendish Close Junior Academyages 7-11, 288 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCavendish Close Infant Schoolages 3-7, 287 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLees Brook Academyages 11-18, 1,061 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerby College1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA8.1 miRailway stationSpondon1.6 miBus stationBus StationDerby1.7 miBus stops134 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE21 postcode district.
