Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:41 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:16 am – 3:52 pm
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People11,895 residentsin the Hilton & Etwall census areaMedian age 39.84,895 households76% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 6,331 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher10% 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 2°C719 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksShotwood Hillhill · under a mileMill Fleamwater · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.4 miMill Streamriver · 2.9 miHilton Gorsewoodland · 1.3 miAlderbrook Coppicewoodland · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTutbury Mill Picnic Areapark · 1.1 miMill Greenpark · 2.3 miRolleston Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miBroughton Heath Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 17 haOutwoods Pleasure Groundpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200231 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202536 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,246 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryGood Life Pharmacy4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyGood Life Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistHilton Dental Care1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryRichard Wakefield CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 255 pupils1.2 miPrimaryHeath Fields Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe de Ferrers Academyages 11-18, 2,403 pupils2.4 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA14 miRailway stationTutbury & Hatton1.0 miBus stationEgginton RoadHilton1.2 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE65 postcode district.
