Local servicesHospitalChesterfield Royal Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryRoyal Primary Care Grassmoor6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHasland Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryGrassmoor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTemple Normanton Primary Academyages 3-11, 106 pupils1.0 miSecondaryOutwood Academy Hasland Hallages 11-16, 847 pupils1.2 miCollegeChesterfield College2.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationChesterfield2.6 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross2.5 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People10,219 residentsin the Grassmoor & Holmewood census areaMedian age 39.14,618 households50% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright38% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,481 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 19%, construction 12%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 73% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C793 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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)
Parks and green spacesGrassmoor Country Parkpark · under a mile · 34 haHunloke Country Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haSouth Chesterfield Golf Clubgolf course · within reach · 47 haWinsick Parkpark · under a mileBarnes Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haEastwood Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband98% 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)5,107 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
