Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:18 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,528 residentsin the Ashbourne South census areaMedian age 44.03,335 households63% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright22% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,652 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 60% go by car, 15% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C944 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesAshbourne Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 52 haMillfields Picnic Areapark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202549 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% 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)3,731 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 113 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHenmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOswald House Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Oswald's CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshbourne Primary Schoolages 3-11, 202 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerby College13.3 miUniversityUniversity of Derby11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA21 miRailway stationUttoxeter9.8 miBus stationBus StationAshbourneunder a mileBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
