Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital1.2 miGP surgerySt Lawrence Road Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPeak Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistClay Cross Dental1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNorth Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academyages 3-11, 378 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTupton Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,581 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrassmoor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupils1.0 miCollegeChesterfield College4.3 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationChesterfield4.1 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross1.4 miBus stops84 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,811 residentsin the North Wingfield & Pilsley census areaMedian age 48.24,058 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,298 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C795 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 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 landmarksHagg Hillhill · under a mileWolfie Pondpond · under a mileMill Goitwater · 1.5 miChapel Hillhill · 2.1 miWilliamthorpe Pondspond · 1.7 miBroomridding Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrassmoor Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 34 haHunloke Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 45 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haHardwick Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 412 haSouth Chesterfield Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 47 haBarnes Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 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 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 7.7 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,358 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
