Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,790 residentsin the Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield census areaMedian age 52.82,931 households87% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,884 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C945 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksMoorhall Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGrange Hillhill · under a mileRamsley Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miLittle Hag Woodwoodland · under a mileHag Woodwoodland · under a mileLinacre Reservoirswater · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 62 haSindelfingen Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 5 haRadbourne Commonpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200141 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202530 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,007 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation222 m728 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 289 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryGosforth Valley Medical Practice2.5 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2.5 miDentistApex Dental Care Dronfield Partnership3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryPenny Acres Primary Schoolages 4-11, 59 pupils1.6 miPrimaryBarlow CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupils1.8 miSecondaryKing Ecgbert Schoolages 11-18, 1,575 pupils3.4 miCollegeChesterfield College4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationDronfield3.3 miBus stationBus StationEckington7.7 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
