Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,076 residentsin the Swadlincote East census areaMedian age 37.93,336 households69% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright13% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 4,214 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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 1°C711 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksBretby Castlecastle · 2.4 miHorn Hillhill · under a mileCastle Gresley Castlecastle · 3.0 miLimehouse Damwater · under a mileCalke Abbeyhistoric site · 3.2 miMoxon's Hillhill · 1.3 miSharp's Bottomvalley · 1.2 miGoseley Dale Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 34 haGresley Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 18 haRemembrance and Heritage Gardenpark · 1.0 miMidway Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200232 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202544 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,649 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital6.1 miGP surgerySwadlincote Primary Care Network4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDean & Smedley4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSwadlincote Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSwadlincote Police Station1.5 miCash machineJaspers News Food & Wine - Woodville, Woodville1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools13 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryHartshorne CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 110 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGranville Academyages 11-16, 914 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEureka Primary Schoolages 5-11, 144 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College4.7 miUniversityUniversity of Derby11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA8.9 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent5.2 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote1.5 miBus stops68 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSwadlincote1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE11 postcode district.
