Local servicesHospitalBuxton Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryHartington Surgery3.9 miPharmacyBoots4.4 miDentistDental Surgery4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 nurseryPrimaryMonyash CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 48 pupilsright hereSecondaryLady Manners Schoolages 11-18, 1,405 pupils3.9 miCollegeChesterfield College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN23 miRailway stationBuxton7.2 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock9.9 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE45 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:39 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:19 am – 3:51 pm
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People11,054 residentsin the Bakewell South, Darley Dale & Youlgreave census areaMedian age 53.75,032 households71% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 5,057 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 9%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 5°C, lows 1°C1,134 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 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 landmarksBagshaw Daledale · under a mileFern Daledale · under a mileHigh Lowhill · under a mileTopley Pikemountain · 4.4 miGib Hillhill · 2.0 miAshford Lakelake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBath Gardenspark · 4.3 miScot's Gardenpark · 4.5 miTideswell Dale Picnic Areapark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes222 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202538 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 3.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation265 m869 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 241 to 353 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
