Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,324 residentsin the Kilburn & Horsley census areaMedian age 46.73,243 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,508 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C752 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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 landmarksJohn Flamsteed Memorialhistoric site · 1.3 miCross Hill, Derbyshirehistoric site · 2.5 miCoppice Lakelake · 2.0 miSmalley Damwater · under a mileShipley Lakelake · 2.3 miMapperley Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miGolden Valleyvalley · 1.2 miMarks Hillhill · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesShipley Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 300 haHorsley Lodgegolf course · 1.0 mi · 64 haThe John Flamsteed Memorial Parkpark · 1.3 miHeanor Memorial Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haCharles Hill Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 9 haChurch Street Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 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 8.2 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,372 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation144 m472 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHeanor Memorial Hospital 22.1 miGP surgeryArthur Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyAmber Pharmacy1.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miPolice stationIlkeston Police SNTunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeBelper1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools12 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryRichardson Endowed Primary Schoolages 5-11, 184 pupilsright herePrimaryHorsley Woodhouse Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHeanor Gate Spencer Academyages 11-18, 1,493 pupils1.3 miCollegeDerby College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Derby5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationLangley Mill3.0 miBus stationWood StreetIlkeston4.0 miBus stops30 within a mileCar parkWilmot Street Car ParkHeanor1.9 miEV chargingbp PulseIlkeston1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE7 postcode district.
