Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:39 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:19 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,260 residentsin the Hathersage, Bradwell & Tideswell census areaMedian age 53.03,306 households74% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,422 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,069 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksTopley Pikemountain · 2.3 miMonk's Daledale · under a mileTideswell Daledale · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.1 miHammerton Hillhill · under a mileHigh Fieldhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTideswell Dale Picnic Areapark · under a mileMeadow Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLitton Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 miAshwood Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200149 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,560 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation222 m728 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 188 to 343 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryTideswell Surgery1.5 miPharmacyTideswell Pharmacy1.4 miDentistVictoria Park Road (Dental Surgery)4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryTaddington and Priestcliffe Schoolages 4-11, 64 pupils1.4 miPrimaryBishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 75 pupils1.7 miPrimaryLitton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 42 pupils1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationDove Holes5.2 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills12 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK17 postcode district.
