Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,033 residentsin the Crich, Holloway & Wingfield census areaMedian age 53.62,738 households77% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,739 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C817 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Parks and green spacesBrewster Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileThe Garden on the Greenpark · 1.0 miCrossley Parkpark · 1.4 miDevonshire Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haAlfreton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 19 haArchery Clubsports ground · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202543 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 7.3 · 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
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,017 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipley Hospital Utc1.6 miGP surgeryRipley Medical Centre1.6 miPharmacySwanwick Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistAmber Valley Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySwanwick Primary Schoolages 3-11, 379 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySwanwick Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,025 pupils1.0 miPrimaryLons Infant Schoolages 4-7, 40 pupils1.2 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College10.1 miUniversityUniversity of Derby9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationAmbergate2.6 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station2.2 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE5 postcode district.
