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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People8,006 residentsin the Heanor South & Shipley Park census areaMedian age 40.13,625 households52% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright28% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,545 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, manufacturing 16%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 64% go by car, 6% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%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 October45 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 landmarksShipley Lakelake · 1.0 miCoppice Lakelake · 1.2 miMapperley Reservoirreservoir · under a mileShipley Hillhill · under a mileMapperley Pondpond · under a mileMapperley Park Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShipley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 300 haPewit Coronation Meadowspark · 1.5 mi · 11 haStraws Bridgepark · 1.4 mi · 5 haMillhouse Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCotmanhay New Cottage Gardensallotments · 1.6 mi · 7 haRutland Sports Parksports ground · 1.7 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200246 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202549 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 8.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,906 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIlkeston Community Hospital Cdc1.4 miGP surgeryWest Hallam Medical Ctr6 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyEvans Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistHeanor Road (Dental Surgery)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools13 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryMapperley CofE Controlled Primary Schoolages 5-11, 53 pupilsright herePrimaryScargill CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 279 pupils1.1 miSecondarySaint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 625 pupils1.7 miCollegeDerby College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Derby6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA11 miRailway stationIlkeston2.5 miBus stationWood StreetIlkeston2.1 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE7 postcode district.
