Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,081 residentsin the Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington census areaMedian age 46.83,540 households67% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright23% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,610 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% 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°C826 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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)
Nearby landmarksCarr Hillhill · under a mileOgston Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miMill Pondpond · under a mileSouth Hillhill · 1.9 miCresswell's Woodwoodland · under a milePond Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShirland Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 37 haDoe Hill Community Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 32 haAmber Greenpark · 1.3 miAlfreton Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 18 haCrabtree Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 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 202540 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryStaffa Health5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRefine Dental1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 specialPrimaryShirland Primary Schoolages 5-11, 175 pupilsright herePrimaryStonebroom Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 211 pupils1.0 miSecondaryDavid Nieper Academyages 11-18, 810 pupils2.1 miCollegeChesterfield College8.3 miUniversityUniversity of Derby13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationAlfreton2.0 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station1.9 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE55 postcode district.
