Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:39 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:18 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,391 residentsin the Matlock North census areaMedian age 51.54,232 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,261 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C941 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksMatlock Daledale · under a mileRiber Hillhill · under a mileCuckoostone Daledale · 1.4 miLumsdalevalley · under a mileDarwin Lakelake · 2.7 miMasson Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHall Leys Parkpark · within reach · 4 haHigh Tor Recreation Groundpark · under a mile · 21 haPublic Gardenspark · under a mileMatlock Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 47 haSpyder Parkplaying field · under a mileWellfield Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202539 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% 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)4,714 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 226 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc1.4 miGP surgeryLime Grove Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistLimegrove Dental Care LTDright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCastle View Primary Schoolages 2-11, 130 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 156 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHighfields Schoolages 11-18, 1,298 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Derby13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA23 miRailway stationMatlockunder a mileLight railMatlock (Peak Rail)under a mileBus stationBakewell Road Bus StationMatlockunder a mileBus stops98 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
