Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:41 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:16 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,895 residentsin the Hilton & Etwall census areaMedian age 39.84,895 households76% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 6,331 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher10% 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 2°C707 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July45 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesTutbury Mill Picnic Areapark · 2.2 miBroughton Heath Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 17 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.5 miMill Greenpark · 3.2 miOutwoods Pleasure Groundpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes203 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 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 202537 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,246 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWellbrook Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHilton Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHilton Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHilton Spencer Academyages 3-11, 548 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Mease Spencer Academyages 4-11, 202 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJohn Port Spencer Academyages 11-18, 2,034 pupils1.5 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Derby7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationTutbury & Hatton2.0 miBus stationEgginton RoadHiltonunder a mileBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE65 postcode district.
