Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,749 residentsin the Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park census areaMedian age 43.13,762 households71% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,304 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C812 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 landmarksHerrod's Hillhill · 1.5 miSilverhillhill · 1.6 miRidlocks Woodwoodland · under a mileGreat Pondpond · 1.7 miRow Pondspond · 1.8 miHarehill Woodwoodland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHardwick Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 412 haSilverhill Wood Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 117 haDoe Hill Community Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 32 haTibshelf Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes223 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202538 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 10.0 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,960 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryStaffa Health3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Manor Surgery LTD3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTibshelf Infant Schoolages 3-7, 140 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTibshelf Community Schoolages 11-16, 834 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTown End Junior Schoolages 7-11, 187 pupils1.1 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationAlfreton3.5 miBus stationSutton Bus StationSutton in Ashfield3.3 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE55 postcode district.
