Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
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People5,806 residentsin the Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common census areaMedian age 50.52,520 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,665 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesMorley Hayes Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 78 haAllestree Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 129 haShipley Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 300 haChaddesden Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 24 haSpringwood Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 11 haMillhouse Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes209 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202543 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 8.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,629 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHeanor Memorial Hospital 24.1 miGP surgeryOakwood Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyWilsons Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistOakwood Dental Centre LTD1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 otherPrimaryMorley Primary Schoolages 5-11, 80 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStanley Common Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupils1.5 miSecondaryLees Brook Academyages 11-18, 1,061 pupils2.2 miCollegeDerby College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Derby3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.9 miRailway stationDuffield3.5 miBus stationBus StationDerby3.8 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE7 postcode district.
