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
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People10,440 residentsin the Swadlincote South census areaMedian age 37.44,481 households68% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 5,630 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 70% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C677 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksCadley Hillhill · 1.2 miHanging Hillhill · 1.7 miGresley Woodwoodland · under a mileHall Woodwoodland · under a mileLimehouse Damwater · 2.8 miSharp's Bottomvalley · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 34 haGresley Commonpark · under a mile · 18 haThe Maurice Lea Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haMoat Groundplaying field · under a mileMidway Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200230 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202543 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryGresleydale Healthcare Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAlexandra Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools17 primary, 3 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryChurch Gresley Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 314 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPennine Way Junior Academyages 7-11, 358 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Pingle Academyages 11-18, 1,363 pupils1.0 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Derby12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA11 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent4.3 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincoteunder a mileBus stops135 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE11 postcode district.
