Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:40 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:16 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,119 residentsin the Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley census areaMedian age 45.93,756 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C778 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksMarkeaton Lakelake · 1.4 miMarkeaton Hillhill · 1.0 miHolme Nookisland · 2.8 miHarepit Hillhill · 1.9 miSkitteridge's Woodwoodland · under a mileBaldwin Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarkeaton Parkpark · under a mile · 80 haBarnes Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haAllestree Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 129 haKedleston Parkgolf course · 1.7 mi · 61 haOnslow Road BMX Tracksports ground · 1.0 mi · 3 haMackworth Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202539 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKingsway Hospital (Headquarters)1.5 miGP surgeryMackworth Surgery18 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyDean & Smedley LTD7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHumbleton Drive (Dental Practice)1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryReigate Park Primary Academyages 3-11, 409 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHackwood Primary Academyages 3-11, 234 pupils1.0 miSecondaryMurray Park Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,277 pupils1.2 miCollegeDerby College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Derby1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA11 miRailway stationDerby3.2 miBus stationBus StationDerby2.8 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE22 postcode district.
