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Lea Derbyshire

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Golf Courses 12 Art Galleries 11 Park and Gardens 10 Theatres 9 Aquariums 8 Museums 8 Lakes 7 Holiday Parks 6 Exhibition and Trade Centres 5 Nature Reserves 4 Stadiums 4 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Zoos 2 Theme Parks 2 Go Karting 2 Cathedrals 1

Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc3.7 miGP surgeryThe Holloway Surgeryunder a milePharmacyCrich Pharmacy2.3 miDentistDale Road Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLea Primary Schoolages 3-11, 128 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTansley Primary Schoolages 2-11, 58 pupils1.5 miSecondaryHighfields Schoolages 11-18, 1,298 pupils2.5 miCollegeChesterfield College9.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA21 miRailway stationCromford1.6 miLight railMatlock (Peak Rail)2.6 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock2.6 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.

County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:39 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,033 residentsin the Crich, Holloway & Wingfield census areaMedian age 53.62,738 households77% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,739 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C948 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLeawood Knollhill · 1.0 miBilberry Knollhill · 1.2 miGregory Damwater · 1.2 miPatchett Woodwoodland · under a mileMatlock Daledale · 2.2 miSwinepark Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHigh Tor Recreation Groundpark · 2.0 mi · 21 haLovers' Walkspark · 2.0 mi · 8 haHighoredish Picnic Sitepark · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202541 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,017 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation197 m646 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 255 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Stadiums

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Zoos

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