Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,119 residentsin the Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley census areaMedian age 45.93,756 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C783 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksCannon Hillhill · under a mileBunker's Hillhill · under a mileHolme Nookisland · 1.7 miMarkeaton Lakelake · 2.2 miBurley Woodwoodland · under a mileBig Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllestree Parkpark · under a mile · 129 haKedleston Parkgolf course · under a mile · 61 haMarkeaton Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 80 haDarley Abbey Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 26 haSt Peter's Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haMill Greenplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202539 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKingsway Hospital (Headquarters)3.3 miGP surgeryPark Lane Surgery6 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyB Payne & Son Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist2 Main Avenue (Dental Practice)1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryThe Curzon CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 145 pupilsright hereSecondaryAllestree Woodlands Schoolages 11-18, 1,373 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPortway Infant Schoolages 5-7, 168 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerby College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Derby1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationDuffield1.7 miBus stationBus StationDerby3.3 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE22 postcode district.
