Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:39 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:18 am – 3:50 pm
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People11,054 residentsin the Bakewell South, Darley Dale & Youlgreave census areaMedian age 53.75,032 households71% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 5,057 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 9%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C952 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 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 landmarksStanton Moorhill · under a mileBlake Merelake · 2.5 miBee Hillhill · 1.1 miWensley Daledale · 1.7 miDarley Daledale · 2.0 miBirchover Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCross Greenpark · 1.8 miElton Jubilee Fieldplaying field · 1.1 miDarwin Forest Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 52 haHigh Tor Recreation Groundpark · 3.9 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes225 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202539 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation277 m909 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 148 to 322 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc2.8 miGP surgeryWinster Medical Centre1.0 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2.3 miDentistCommunity Dental Services CIC (Bakewell Road)2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryWinster CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 4 pupils1.1 miPrimaryStanton-in-Peak CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupils1.3 miSecondaryLady Manners Schoolages 11-18, 1,405 pupils3.8 miCollegeChesterfield College10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationMatlock3.7 miLight railRowsley South (Peak Rail)Northwood1.8 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock3.7 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
