Local servicesHospitalRoyal Derby Hospital (Nuh)4.2 miGP surgeryWellbrook Medical Centre1.5 miPharmacyEtwall Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryJohn Port Spencer Academyages 11-18, 2,034 pupilsright herePrimaryEtwall Primary Schoolages 4-11, 323 pupilsright herePrimaryHilton Spencer Academyages 3-11, 548 pupils1.4 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Derby5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationWillington2.7 miBus stationEgginton RoadHilton1.4 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE65 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:40 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 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°C706 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July46 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileMaize Close Parkpark · 3.5 miTutbury Mill Picnic Areapark · 3.6 miClemson's Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200234 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202537 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 6.7 · 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
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
