Local servicesHospitalRoyal Derby Hospital (Nuh)under a mileGP surgerySouth Derbyshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre33 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLittleover Pharmacy23 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBridge Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi52 schools34 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 independent, 6 special, 4 nurseryIndependentDerby High Schoolages 3-19, 679 pupilsright herePrimarySt Peter's Church of England Aided Junior Schoolages 7-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLittleover Community Schoolages 11-18, 1,828 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerby College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Derby2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.3 miRailway stationPeartreePear Tree1.8 miBus stationBus StationDerby2.1 miBus stops143 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE23 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:40 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:16 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,418 residentsin the Littleover West & Heatherton census areaMedian age 41.03,380 households74% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,506 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C701 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesClemson's Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haMickleover Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haSunnydale Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haMarkeaton Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 80 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 10 haRykneld Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes203 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200237 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202540 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 12 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
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)3,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
