Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:39 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,129 residentsin the Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington census areaMedian age 54.43,227 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,436 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C980 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksHopton Hall Gardenshistoric site · under a mileCarsington Waterlake · 1.5 miThe Mountainmountain · 2.7 miBradbourne Hallhistoric site · 2.8 miGallows Knollhill · 1.0 miSoldiers' Knollhill · 1.1 miMarks Daledale · 1.8 miCarsington Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.4 miMillfields Picnic Areapark · 2.1 miMiddleton Millenium Gardenspark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes220 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200244 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202544 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation224 m735 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 199 to 325 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc5.5 miGP surgeryHannage Brook Medical Centre2.1 miPharmacyPaynes Pharmacy2.1 miDentistCoach House Dental Practice2.2 miPolice stationMatlock Police Station5.2 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Harrison Drive2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCarsington and Hopton Primary Schoolages 5-11, 31 pupilsright herePrimaryBrassington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupils1.5 miSecondaryAnthony Gell Schoolages 11-18, 776 pupils2.1 miCollegeDerby College13.0 miUniversityUniversity of Derby10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA21 miRailway stationCromford4.0 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock5.0 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkSheepwash Car ParkCarsington CPunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseMatlock2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
