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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People7,741 residentsin the Ashgate & Brockwell census areaMedian age 50.23,612 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,589 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C765 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksClubmill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileThe Goitwater · under a mileBrockwell Hillhill · under a mileWalton Damwater · under a mileLower Linacre Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miRingwood Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 62 haQueen's Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haShentall Memorial Gardenspark · under a mileThe Chesterfield Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 64 haPearson Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileWestfield Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: 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 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202532 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,771 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Surgery At Wheatbridge32 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy@Wheatbridge13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAshgate Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools21 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 otherPrimaryBrampton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 286 pupilsright herePrimaryOld Hall Junior Schoolages 7-11, 250 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryParkside Community Schoolages 11-16, 587 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College1.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA28 miRailway stationChesterfield1.1 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross5.0 miBus stops263 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S40 postcode district.
