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