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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtS31
Telephone code01246
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,309 residentsin the Eckington East & Renishaw census areaMedian age 42.13,668 households55% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright30% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,915 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 69% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C718 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRenishaw Lakelake · 1.0 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileBarrow Hill, Derbyshirehistoric site · 2.5 miNethermoor Lakelake · 2.2 miBeighton Hillhill · under a mileChapelwheel Damwater · under a mileFoxstone Damwater · 1.1 miNorth Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRenishaw Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 43 haRother Valley Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 298 haEckington Swimming Pool and Fitness Centresports ground · within reachEckington Cricket Clubplaying field · under a milePipeyard Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 6 haThe Greenpark · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes220 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202527 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 8.0 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband95% 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)3,742 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesterfield Royal Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryThe Valleys Medical Partnership8 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPeak Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationKillamarsh Police StationSheffield1.8 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Eckington, Eckingtonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryEckington Junior Schoolages 7-11, 120 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCamms CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 215 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEckington Schoolages 11-18, 1,124 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College5.4 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA33 miRailway stationWoodhouse3.9 miLight railHalfwayHalfway Tram Stop1.5 miBus stationBus StationEckingtonunder a mileBus stops51 within a mileCar parkMarket Street Car ParkSheffield2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationSheffield2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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