Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:41 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:16 am – 3:52 pm
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People11,895 residentsin the Hilton & Etwall census areaMedian age 39.84,895 households76% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 6,331 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C682 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesStretton Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miOutwoods Pleasure Groundpark · 3.4 miTutbury Mill Picnic Areapark · 3.5 miThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200232 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202539 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,246 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryWillington Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyWillington Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistHilton Dental Care1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 specialPrimaryEgginton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 58 pupilsright herePrimaryWilliam Shrewsbury Primary Schoolages 3-11, 617 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe de Ferrers Academyages 11-18, 2,403 pupils2.2 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Derby7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationWillington1.6 miBus stationEgginton RoadHilton2.1 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE65 postcode district.
