Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 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 February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,081 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesScot's Gardenpark · 2.2 miBath Gardenspark · 2.4 miThornbridge Outdoorssports ground · 1.9 mi · 9 haStoney Middleton Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miTideswell Dale Picnic Areapark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200144 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202533 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 4.1 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.9 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
Elevation186 m610 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 129 to 344 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc7.7 miGP surgeryBaslow Health Centre2.0 miPharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistDental Surgery2.5 miPolice stationBakewell Police Station2.5 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Bakewell2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryPilsley CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 64 pupils1.4 miPrimaryLongstone CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupils1.6 miSecondaryLady Manners Schoolages 11-18, 1,405 pupils3.0 miCollegeChesterfield College9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN26 miRailway stationGrindleford4.3 miBus stationBakewell Road Bus StationMatlock8.8 miBus stops5 within a mileCar parkNether End Car ParkDerbyshire2.1 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationCalver1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE45 postcode district.
