Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,272 residentsin the Wingerworth & Holymoorside census areaMedian age 55.92,865 households87% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C874 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 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)
Nearby landmarksWalton Hilltophill · under a mileOld Mill Pondpond · under a mileCathole Hillhill · 1.2 miLower Linacre Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miMiddle Linacre Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miWalton Damwater · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 62 haStanedge Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 21 haSomersall Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haHunloke Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 45 haDarwin Forest Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 52 haManor Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes225 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,977 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 278 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalton Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryChatsworth Road Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy1.5 miDentistChatsworth Dental Care2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWalton Holymoorside Primary Schoolages 3-11, 379 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrookfield Community Schoolages 11-18, 1,156 pupils1.4 miPrimaryWestfield Infant Schoolages 5-7, 150 pupils1.6 miCollegeChesterfield College3.3 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA28 miRailway stationChesterfield3.4 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross5.0 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
