Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,309 residentsin the Ripley South & Loscoe census areaMedian age 44.24,583 households67% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright19% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,724 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 16%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C732 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksLoscoe Damwater · under a mileCoppice Lakelake · 2.1 miShipley Lakelake · 2.6 miCodnorpark Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miSough Woodwoodland · under a mileMapperley Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPit Toppark · 1.3 mi · 21 haOrmonde Fields Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haCharles Hill Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 9 haShipley Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 300 haHeanor Memorial Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 3 haCharles Hill Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202546 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 9.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,203 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHeanor Memorial Hospital 21.5 miGP surgeryKelvingrove Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyHolmfield Chemist LTD5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryLoscoe CofE Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 201 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHowitt Primary Community Schoolages 2-11, 350 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHeanor Gate Spencer Academyages 11-18, 1,493 pupils1.0 miCollegeDerby College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Derby8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA14 miRailway stationLangley Mill1.8 miBus stationWood StreetIlkeston4.5 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE75 postcode district.
