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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People8,471 residentsin the Ashover & New Tupton census areaMedian age 50.03,805 households83% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,011 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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, 22 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 landmarksMill Goitwater · under a mileNear Tupton Woodwoodland · under a mileMulberry Woodwoodland · under a mileHagg Hillhill · 1.8 miWall Pondpond · 1.3 miPumphouse Pondpond · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHunloke Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 45 haKenning Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 9 haGrassmoor Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 34 haSouth Chesterfield Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 47 haBarnes Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes223 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,249 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryTupton Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTupton Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryTupton Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,581 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTupton Primary and Nursery Academyages 3-11, 237 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHolmgate Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 247 pupils1.0 miCollegeChesterfield College3.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA25 miRailway stationChesterfield3.8 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross1.2 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
