Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:37 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,207 residentsin the Brimington South & Tapton census areaMedian age 49.53,312 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,414 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C748 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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)
Nearby landmarksRingwood Lakelake · 1.0 miBrock Hillhill · 1.2 miFurnace Hillockhill · 1.5 miClubmill Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miPlover Woodwoodland · under a mileWest Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPoolsbrook Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 73 haTapton Golf and Leisure Centregolf course · under a mile · 82 haTapton Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haEastwood Parkpark · under a mileThistle Parkplaying field · 1.1 miStand Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202531 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 7.9 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
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)3,569 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesterfield Royal Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCalow Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryBrimington Manor Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 59 pupilsright herePrimaryCalow CofE VC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 192 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySpringwell Community Collegeages 11-16, 836 pupils1.3 miCollegeChesterfield College1.6 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationChesterfield1.4 miBus stationBus StationEckington4.7 miBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S43 postcode district.
