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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE55
Telephone code01507
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:38 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,475 residentsin the Somercotes & Pye Bridge census areaMedian age 38.93,284 households47% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright37% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,141 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 19%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C816 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksButterley Hallhistoric site · 2.0 miBrookhill Hall Estatehistoric site · 2.8 miCodnorpark Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miButterley Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miPennytown Pondspond · under a milePye Hillhill · 1.7 miGolden Valleyvalley · 1.6 miPingle Hillhill · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCentenary Greenpark · under a mileAlfreton Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 18 haSomerlea Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haMidland Railway Centrepark · 1.4 mi · 10 haCrays Hill Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haLeabrooks Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 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 202542 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 9.6 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband94% 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)3,551 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipley Hospital Utc2.9 miGP surgerySomercotes Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWellcare Partnership Limited8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationDerbyshire PoliceRipley2.1 miCash machineStop N Shop3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 nurseryPrimarySomercotes Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 92 pupilsright herePrimarySomerlea Park Junior Schoolages 7-11, 136 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDavid Nieper Academyages 11-18, 810 pupils1.0 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Derby11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationAlfreton1.3 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station1.2 miBus stops77 within a mileCar parkChurch Street Car ParkRipley2.6 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationAlfreton2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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