Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:38 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:19 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,315 residentsin the Bakewell North, Baslow & Calver census areaMedian age 55.72,953 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,845 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C976 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 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)
Parks and green spacesBishop Pavilion and Bridge Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haCalver and District Sportssports ground · under a mile · 3 haStoney Middleton Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miTotley Hall Parkpark · 4.4 miTotley Brook Open Spacepark · 4.5 miScot's Gardenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200145 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202530 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,236 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 338 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClaremont Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryEyam Surgery1.7 miPharmacyHathersage Pharmacy3.4 miDentistHathersage Dental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryGrindleford Primary Schoolages 2-11, 41 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 20 pupils1.2 miSecondaryKing Ecgbert Schoolages 11-18, 1,575 pupils4.8 miCollegeChesterfield College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN27 miRailway stationGrindleford1.6 miBus stationSheffield Interchange/A5Sheffield Centre9.6 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
