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Local servicesHospitalBabington Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryRapid Response Services4 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistUnity Mill House Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryTurnditch Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupils1.5 miPrimaryLong Row Primary Schoolages 2-11, 264 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Ecclesbourne Schoolages 11-18, 1,604 pupils2.8 miCollegeDerby College7.7 miUniversityUniversity of Derby5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationBelper1.8 miBus stationBus GarageBelper1.7 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE56 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE56 postcode district.

County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE56
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:39 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:17 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,414 residentsin the Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay census areaMedian age 53.22,820 households85% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,972 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C916 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Mountainmountain · 3.5 miFirestone Hillhill · 1.3 miKilburn Lakelake · 3.1 miRound Woodwoodland · under a mileWellhole Woodwoodland · under a mileGun Hillshill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 18 haBeaurepaire Gardenpark · 1.7 miChevin Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 47 haRiver Gardenspark · 1.8 miBelper Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haWhitehouse Rise Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202547 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,152 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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