Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:39 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:19 am – 3:51 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 February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,326 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksTopley Pikemountain · under a mileWye Daledale · under a mileDeep Daledale · under a mileGospel Hillockshill · 1.0 miCalton Hillhill · 1.4 miPigtor Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrin Low and Buxton Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 42 haHigh Peak Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 42 haAshwood Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 4 haPavilion Gardenspark · 2.5 mi · 9 haGranby Road Parkplaying field · 1.5 miHarpur Hill Sports Centresports ground · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202537 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 6.1 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation252 m827 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 227 to 353 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryStewart Medical Centre2.5 miPharmacyFairfield Pharmacy1.8 miDentistVictoria Park Road (Dental Surgery)1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior Schoolages 7-11, 165 pupils1.7 miPrimaryFairfield Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-71.9 miSecondarySt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 407 pupils2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationBuxton2.4 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills10 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK17 postcode district.
