Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:17 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,939 residentsin the Willington North, Findern & Stenson Fields census areaMedian age 38.54,486 households79% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,663 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C872 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksBull Hillhill · 1.2 miHolmes's Islandsisland · 2.7 miMill Streamriver · 2.6 miThe Shrubberywoodland · under a mileThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileThe Mountainmountain · 5.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAshbourne Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 52 haMillfields Picnic Areapark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197024 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200237 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202531 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 4.0 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)4,413 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation171 m561 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 136 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryAshbourne Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyAshbourne Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistWhitepeak Dental LTD1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryOsmaston CofE (VC) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 148 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHilltop Primary Academyages 3-11, 126 pupils1.2 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils2.0 miCollegeDerby College11.6 miUniversityUniversity of Derby9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA19 miRailway stationDuffield9.1 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne1.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE24 postcode district.
