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Elton Derbyshire

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Museums 10 Golf Courses 9 Park and Gardens 9 Aquariums 8 Art Galleries 8 Holiday Parks 6 Theatres 6 Lakes 6 Nature Reserves 5 Theme Parks 4 Zoos 2 Golf Driving Ranges 2 Stadiums 2 Exhibition and Trade Centres 2 Go Karting 1

Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc3.9 miGP surgeryWinster Medical Centre1.2 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3.5 miDentistCommunity Dental Services CIC (Bakewell Road)3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryElton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 13 pupilsright herePrimaryWinster CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 4 pupils1.4 miSecondaryLady Manners Schoolages 11-18, 1,405 pupils4.2 miCollegeChesterfield College12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationMatlock4.5 miLight railRowsley South (Peak Rail)Northwood3.1 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock4.6 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.

County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:39 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:18 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,803 residentsin the Matlock South, Cromford & Winster census areaMedian age 51.64,181 households65% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright20% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,931 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C991 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAnthony Hillhill · under a mileGratton Daledale · 1.4 miBlake Merelake · 2.6 miHopping Tophill · 1.3 miLong Daledale · 2.1 miBury Cliff Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesElton Jubilee Fieldplaying field · under a mileCross Greenpark · 2.8 miHeights of Abraham Country Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 13 haHigh Tor Recreation Groundpark · 4.6 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes225 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202540 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation257 m843 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 176 to 329 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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