Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:38 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:19 am – 3:50 pm
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People12,894 residentsin the Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley census areaMedian age 49.05,796 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,082 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesGlenbrook Outdoor Activity Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202528 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,017 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 291 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClaremont Hospital8.8 miGP surgeryEvelyn Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHathersage Pharmacy3.9 miDentistHope Clinicright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHope Primary Schoolages 4-11, 67 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHope Valley Collegeages 11-18, 518 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCastleton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 21 pupils1.3 miCollegeThe Sheffield College11.9 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN22 miRailway stationHope (Derbyshire)under a mileBus stationBus StationNew Mills11 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
