Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryNewbold Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyDents Of Chesterfield3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistOasis Dental Care1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBarlow CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCutthorpe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 110 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 1,400 pupils1.6 miCollegeChesterfield College3.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA31 miRailway stationDronfield2.5 miBus stationBus StationEckington6.0 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S18 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,790 residentsin the Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield census areaMedian age 52.82,931 households87% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,884 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 2°C767 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 62 haThe Hallowes Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 49 haSindelfingen Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 5 haDronfield Nature Parkpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes222 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202530 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,007 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 210 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
