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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:16 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,474 residentsin the Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton census areaMedian age 46.74,887 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,636 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C685 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Gresley Castlecastle · under a mileTunnel Woodswalk or trail · 1.0 miCadley Hillhill · under a mileBretby Castlecastle · 3.2 miTrent Bridge, Burton Upon Trenthistoric site · 3.5 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileWalton Hall, Walton-on-Trenthistoric site · 4.0 miGresley Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 34 haGresley Commonpark · 1.4 mi · 18 haThe Maurice Lea Memorial Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 5 haMoat Groundplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202542 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,575 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryGresleydale Healthcare Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAlexandra Dental Care1.4 miPolice stationSwadlincote Police Station1.5 miCash machinePayzoneSwadlincoteunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryPennine Way Junior Academyages 7-11, 358 pupils1.0 miPrimaryChurch Gresley Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 314 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe Pingle Academyages 11-18, 1,363 pupils1.5 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Derby12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent3.9 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote1.5 miBus stops85 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSwadlincote1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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