Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:36 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:17 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,165 residentsin the Creswell & Hodthorpe census areaMedian age 38.42,754 households52% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright22% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,633 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 73% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C691 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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)
Nearby landmarksGouldsmeadow Lakelake · 2.1 miShrubbery Lakelake · 2.3 miCamp Hillhill · under a mileHollin Hillhill · 1.1 miCrags Pondpond · under a mileHangingbank Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWollen Meadowpark · under a mile · 2 haPoulter Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 76 haMarkland Multi Sports Arenaplaying field · under a mile · 3 haThe Greenpark · 1.4 miCreswell Heritage and Wellbeing Centresports ground · under a mileBakestone Moor Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200838 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202530 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 7.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,170 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBolsover Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryCreswell And Langwith Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCreswell Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryCreswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nurseryages 3-7, 252 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCreswell Junior Schoolages 7-11, 219 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHeritage High Schoolages 11-16, 940 pupils2.6 miCollegeChesterfield College9.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationCreswell (Derbys)under a mileBus stationCollege CampusClowne2.4 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S80 postcode district.
