Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Mary's Gate35 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChesterfield Orthodonticsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools23 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 otherIndependentSt Peter and St Paul Schoolages 4-11, 134 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHady Primary Schoolages 3-11, 328 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryParkside Community Schoolages 11-16, 587 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield Collegeunder a mileUniversitySheffield Hallam University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA28 miRailway stationChesterfieldunder a mileBus stationBus StationClay Cross4.7 miBus stops196 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S40 postcode district.
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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People9,584 residentsin the Central Chesterfield & Stonegravels census areaMedian age 38.14,744 households45% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright14% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,917 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 19%, manufacturing 8%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C766 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 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)
Parks and green spacesTapton Golf and Leisure Centregolf course · under a mile · 82 haShentall Memorial Gardenspark · under a mileTapton Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haHunloke Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 45 haQueens Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haQueen's Park Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 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 200846 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 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,167 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
