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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People7,555 residentsin the Dronfield Town & Unstone census areaMedian age 47.43,534 households63% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright26% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,459 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C725 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 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 landmarksRenishaw Lakelake · 2.2 miRingwood Lakelake · 2.8 miFoxstone Damwater · 1.2 miBowercinder Hillhill · 1.6 miTurner Spring Woodwoodland · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFrith Woodpark · 2.3 mi · 12 haPoolsbrook Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 73 haRingwood Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 10 haPipeyard Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 mi · 6 haBrearley Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 6 haEckington Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 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 7.3 · 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
Broadband86% 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)3,576 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation172 m564 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesterfield Royal Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryThe Valleys Medical Partnership3 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryMarsh Lane Primary Schoolages 4-11, 147 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBirk Hill Infant & Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 63 pupils1.0 miSecondaryEckington Schoolages 11-18, 1,124 pupils1.0 miCollegeChesterfield College4.1 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA32 miRailway stationDronfield3.1 miLight railHalfwayHalfway Tram Stop3.0 miBus stationBus StationEckington1.8 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S31 postcode district.
