Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:18 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,315 residentsin the Bakewell North, Baslow & Calver census areaMedian age 55.72,953 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,845 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C891 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 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 spacesDarwin Forest Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 52 haDukes Barn Outdoor Activity Centresports ground · under a mileScot's Gardenpark · 3.0 miBath Gardenspark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes226 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200140 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,236 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation116 m381 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 302 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc3.8 miGP surgeryBaslow Health Centre3.0 miPharmacyBakewell Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 60 pupils1.2 miSecondaryLady Manners Schoolages 11-18, 1,405 pupils3.4 miCollegeChesterfield College7.8 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA28 miRailway stationMatlock4.9 miLight railRowsley South (Peak Rail)Northwood2.1 miBus stationBakewell Road Bus StationMatlock4.8 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
