Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:39 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:20 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,145 residentsin the Disley & Lyme Park census areaMedian age 49.72,697 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,020 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,150 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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 landmarksEccles Pikemountain · 1.4 miToddbrook Reservoirreservoir · under a mileStoneheads Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHurst Cloughvalley · under a mileHawkhurst Headhill · under a mileRingstone Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haChapel-en-le-Frith Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 46 haSunnybank Allotment Site Asset 167allotments · under a mileSquirrel Greenpark · 1.9 miThe Torrs Riverside Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197634 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202536 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 6.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,807 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 150 to 284 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryGoyt Valley Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDean Kennedy Dental Practice LTDright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWhaley Bridge Primary Schoolages 2-11, 142 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTaxal and Fernilee CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChapel-en-le-Frith High Schoolages 11-16, 941 pupils2.6 miCollegeAquinas College8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN12 miRailway stationWhaley Bridgeunder a mileBus stationBus StationNew Mills2.6 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK12 postcode district.
