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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:17 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,264 residentsin the Doveridge, Brailsford & Bradley census areaMedian age 49.93,308 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright5% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,938 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C812 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEdnaston Manorhistoric site · 2.1 miCross o' th' Handshistoric site · 2.4 miHunger Hillhill · under a mileLing Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Mountainmountain · 3.9 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.3 miWildpark Woodwoodland · 1.0 miLittle Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrailsford Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 28 haWild Park Derbyshiresports ground · 1.1 miMillfields Picnic Areapark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200239 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202535 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 105 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBabington Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryHenmore Health - Brailsford Surgery1.3 miPharmacyDuffield Pharmacy4.8 miDentistMr A Marshall4.7 miPolice stationBelper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT5.8 miCash machineDerby University4.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMugginton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBrailsford CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 150 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Ecclesbourne Schoolages 11-18, 1,604 pupils4.6 miCollegeDerby College7.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationDuffield4.8 miBus stationBus GarageBelper5.6 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDerby4.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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