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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People6,272 residentsin the Wingerworth & Holymoorside census areaMedian age 55.92,865 households87% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C767 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksLower Linacre Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMiddle Linacre Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miLinacre Reservoirswater · 1.1 miBrockwell Hillhill · 1.7 miBaines Woodwoodland · under a mileGrange Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 62 haAbercrombie Community Parkpark · 2.4 miQueen's Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 8 haManor Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haOld Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes223 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202531 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,977 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation172 m564 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 214 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryHolme Hall Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyHolme Hall Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistOasis Dental Care1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryCutthorpe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 110 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarlow CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupils1.0 miSecondarySt Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 1,400 pupils1.4 miCollegeChesterfield College2.8 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationChesterfield3.0 miBus stationBus StationEckington6.4 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
