Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:39 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,803 residentsin the Matlock South, Cromford & Winster census areaMedian age 51.64,181 households65% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright20% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,931 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C909 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksAllen's Hillhill · under a mileDimons Daledale · under a mileMatlock Daledale · 1.1 miBlake Merelake · 2.5 miBolehillhill · 1.0 miMill Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLovers' Walkspark · under a mile · 8 haDerwent Gardenspark · under a mileHeights of Abraham Country Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haMiddleton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBolehill and Steeple Grange Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 miMount Cook Adventure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202541 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 263 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc2.9 miGP surgeryThe Holloway Surgery1.9 miPharmacyPaynes Pharmacy1.9 miDentistSteeple Grange Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools8 primaryPrimaryCromford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 75 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMatlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 46 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAnthony Gell Schoolages 11-18, 776 pupils2.1 miCollegeChesterfield College10.7 miUniversityUniversity of Derby12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationCromfordunder a mileLight railMatlock (Peak Rail)2.0 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock2.0 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
