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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtSK17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:39 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:20 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,894 residentsin the Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley census areaMedian age 49.05,796 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,268 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDam Daledale · under a mileConies Daledale · 1.0 miLoose Hillhill · under a mileKemp's Hillhill · under a mileNew Smithyhistoric site · 3.9 miTopley Pikemountain · 4.4 miChapel Milton Viaductshistoric site · 3.9 miEccles Pikemountain · 4.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWar Memorial Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 4 haTideswell Dale Picnic Areapark · 4.0 miAshwood Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197640 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202533 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,017 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation315 m1,033 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 296 to 383 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryTideswell Surgery3.2 miPharmacyTideswell Pharmacy3.3 miDentistChapel Dental Care3.6 miPolice stationBuxton Police Station4.7 miCash machineNatwestTideswell3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPeak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 42 pupilsright hereSecondaryChapel-en-le-Frith High Schoolages 11-16, 941 pupils3.7 miCollegeAquinas College14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationDove Holes2.4 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills8.0 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkMam Tor Hillfort Car ParkDerbyshire2.6 miEV chargingShell RechargeHigh Peak3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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