Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:39 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:20 am – 3:50 pm
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People12,894 residentsin the Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley census areaMedian age 49.05,796 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle57% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,229 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesWar Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haChapel-en-le-Frith Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 46 haChapel Town Football Clubplaying field · under a mileSquirrel Greenpark · 1.6 miMemorial Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197637 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,017 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation217 m712 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 194 to 325 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospital4.4 miGP surgery3Vh Rheumatology5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChapel Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryChapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 495 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChapel-en-le-Frith High Schoolages 11-16, 941 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChinley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 234 pupils1.2 miCollegeAquinas College10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationChapel-en-le-FrithChapel en le Frith1.0 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills4.7 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK23 postcode district.
