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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People5,806 residentsin the Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common census areaMedian age 50.52,520 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,665 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C745 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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)
Parks and green spacesShipley Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 300 haMorley Hayes Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 78 haMillhouse Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haPewit Coronation Meadowspark · 2.3 mi · 11 haStraws Bridgepark · 2.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes209 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202550 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 8.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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 broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,629 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIlkeston Community Hospital Cdc2.6 miGP surgeryWest Hallam Medical Ctr2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyEvans Pharmacy1.1 miDentistHeanor Road (Dental Surgery)2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryStanley Common Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupilsright herePrimaryScargill CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 279 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 625 pupils2.3 miCollegeDerby College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Derby5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA10 miRailway stationIlkeston3.6 miBus stationWood StreetIlkeston3.1 miBus stops52 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE7 postcode district.
