Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospital8.3 miGP surgeryPes@Mccracken Opticians, Staffordshire3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistUttoxeter Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDoveridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThomas Alleyne's High Schoolages 13-18, 941 pupils1.5 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 207 pupils1.9 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College11.0 miUniversityUniversity of Derby14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationUttoxeter1.3 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr1.5 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:41 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:17 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,264 residentsin the Doveridge, Brailsford & Bradley census areaMedian age 49.93,308 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright5% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,938 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 1°C758 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksToot Hillhill · 1.7 miBusford Poollake · 3.7 miLady Coppicewoodland · under a mileSidford Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Bottomsvalley · 2.3 miForest Banksforest · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUttoxeter Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 31 haVictoria Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miOldfield Sports Groundsports ground · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202528 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
