Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,762 residentsin the Eckington West & Coal Aston census areaMedian age 53.73,229 households84% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,081 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C724 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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 landmarksRenishaw Lakelake · 2.3 miBowercinder Hillhill · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.5 miMill Pondspond · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileFoxstone Damwater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFrith Woodpark · 2.1 mi · 12 haShire Brook Valleypark · 2.9 mi · 101 haRother Valley Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 298 haPipeyard Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 mi · 6 haEckington Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.8 miEckington Swimming Pool and Fitness Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes222 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200844 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202527 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,222 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesterfield Royal Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryThe Valleys Medical Partnership5 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMarsh Lane Primary Schoolages 4-11, 147 pupilsright hereSecondaryEckington Schoolages 11-18, 1,124 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBirk Hill Infant & Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 63 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College4.8 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA33 miRailway stationDronfield3.1 miLight railBirley Lane2.3 miBus stationBus StationEckington1.6 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S31 postcode district.
