Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:17 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,119 residentsin the Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley census areaMedian age 45.93,756 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C821 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 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 landmarksHunger Hillhill · under a mileLing Hillhill · under a mileThe Mountainmountain · 4.1 miThe Bottomsvalley · 2.1 miLittle Woodwoodland · under a mileLeasow Carrwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWild Park Derbyshiresports ground · 1.1 miAllestree Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 129 haMarkeaton Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 80 haDuffield Millennium Meadowpark · 4.1 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200239 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202550 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBabington Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryHenmore Health - Brailsford Surgery2.0 miPharmacyDuffield Pharmacy4.0 miDentistMr A Marshall3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMugginton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrailsford CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 150 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Ecclesbourne Schoolages 11-18, 1,604 pupils3.8 miCollegeDerby College6.7 miUniversityUniversity of Derby4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA15 miRailway stationDuffield4.0 miBus stationBus GarageBelper5.0 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
