Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:40 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:18 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,129 residentsin the Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington census areaMedian age 54.43,227 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,436 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C978 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksMadge Hillhill · under a mileHavenhill Daledale · 1.3 miHognaston Winnhill · under a mileThe Mountainmountain · 3.6 miCarsington Waterlake · 3.2 miJane's Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillfields Picnic Areapark · 2.4 miThe Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202547 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation207 m679 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 183 to 286 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryHenmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery3.1 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistOswald House Dental Practice2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKniveton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils2.5 miCollegeDerby College13.2 miUniversityUniversity of Derby11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA21 miRailway stationCromford7.3 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne2.9 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
