Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:39 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,737 residentsin the Ilkeston Town census areaMedian age 39.84,577 households58% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright12% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,855 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C721 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesOld Park Recreation Groundpark · under a mile · 4 haPewit Coronation Meadowspark · under a mile · 11 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haRutland Sports Parksports ground · under a mile · 9 haMaternity Home Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileGranby Park Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202547 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)5,140 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIlkeston Community Hospital Cdc1.4 miGP surgeryGladstone House Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPeak Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryChaucer Infant Schoolages 3-7, 188 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChaucer Junior Schoolages 7-11, 233 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academyages 11-16, 984 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNottingham College6.9 miUniversityUniversity of Nottingham5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.6 miRailway stationIlkestonunder a mileTramToton Lane Tram Stop4.0 miBus stationWood StreetIlkestonunder a mileBus stops131 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE7 postcode district.
