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
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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
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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 yearSource: 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
