Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:20 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,145 residentsin the Disley & Lyme Park census areaMedian age 49.72,697 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,020 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,098 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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)
Nearby landmarksEccles Pikemountain · 1.9 miLantern Pikemountain · 2.9 miMount Faminehill · under a mileChinley Churnhill · under a mileDimpus Cloughvalley · 1.0 miFoxholes Cloughvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSquirrel Greenpark · 1.0 miWar Memorial Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 4 haThe Torrs Riverside Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197635 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202533 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,807 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation274 m899 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 211 to 472 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryThornbrook Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistChapel Dental Care2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryChinley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 234 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBuxworth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupils2.0 miSecondaryChapel-en-le-Frith High Schoolages 11-16, 941 pupils2.4 miCollegeAquinas College9.4 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationChinley1.1 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills3.1 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK12 postcode district.
