Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,471 residentsin the Ashover & New Tupton census areaMedian age 50.03,805 households83% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,011 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C937 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksMatlock forestforest · under a mileFall Hillhill · under a mileAmber Hillhill · 1.4 miDarwin Lakelake · 3.1 miCockerspring Woodwoodland · under a mileCuckoostone Daledale · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHighoredish Picnic Sitepark · 2.0 mi · 3 haKenning Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 9 haDarwin Forest Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 52 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200135 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202537 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,249 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation193 m633 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 137 to 314 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryMatlock And Ashover Practiceunder a milePharmacyMarket Street Pharmacy2.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryAshover Primary Schoolages 3-11, 210 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStretton Handley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 59 pupils1.5 miSecondaryHighfields Schoolages 11-18, 1,298 pupils2.7 miCollegeChesterfield College5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationMatlock3.8 miLight railMatlock (Peak Rail)3.8 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross2.7 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S45 postcode district.
