Local servicesHospitalFlorence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc5.6 miGP surgeryThe Surgery ( Aston On Trent)1.6 miPharmacyDraycott Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistCastle Donington Dental Care2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryShardlow Primary Schoolages 5-11, 89 pupilsright herePrimaryAston-on-Trent Primary Schoolages 4-11, 188 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCastle Donington Collegeages 11-16, 684 pupils2.2 miCollegeDerby College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Derby7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA2.9 miRailway stationLong Eaton3.1 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne4.2 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:40 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:15 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,288 residentsin the Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-Trent census areaMedian age 41.73,874 households82% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,784 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June41 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesElvaston Castle Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 97 haNorthern Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.3 miSawley Lakeside Parkpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes146 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202547 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,571 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
