Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryNewbold Surgery16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDents Of Chesterfield12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOasis Dental Care1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools18 primary, 5 secondary, 3 specialSecondarySt Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 1,400 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDunston Primary and Nursery Academyages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNewbold CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 218 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College1.4 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationChesterfield1.6 miBus stationBus StationEckington5.4 miBus stops219 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S41 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,004 residentsin the Dunston census areaMedian age 41.63,814 households49% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright37% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,493 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 19%, construction 10%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 67% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C764 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksClubmill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBrockwell Hillhill · under a mileLower Linacre Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miRingwood Lakelake · 3.0 miThe Goitwater · 1.5 miWalton Damwater · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 62 haAbercrombie Community Parkpark · 1.0 miTapton Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 10 haHighfield Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 10 haTapton Golf and Leisure Centregolf course · 1.5 mi · 82 haStand Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes222 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202531 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,158 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
