Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 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°C867 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 9 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)
Parks and green spacesAshbourne Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 52 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200236 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202530 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 3.7 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10.0 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
Elevation172 m564 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryAshbourne Medical Practice2.2 miPharmacyAshbourne Pharmacy2.2 miDentistTlc 4 Smiles Ashbourne LLP2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryOsmaston CofE (VC) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 148 pupils1.3 miPrimaryClifton CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 107 pupils1.6 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils2.8 miCollegeDerby College12.1 miUniversityUniversity of Derby10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationUttoxeter7.9 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne2.3 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
