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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE73
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:40 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:16 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,288 residentsin the Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-Trent census areaMedian age 41.73,874 households82% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,784 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C718 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Poollake · 1.7 miSwarkestone Stopwater · under a mileSwarkestone Junctionwater · under a mileBarrow-hillhill · 1.1 miMeadow Drainriver · 1.7 miThe Poollake · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPit Close Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 miOsmaston Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 13 haElvaston Castle Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 97 haTarasivkaplaying field · 1.7 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200237 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202544 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,571 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFlorence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc4.2 miGP surgeryLister House Chellaston1.6 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistJordan Dental2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChellaston Fields Spencer Academyages 4-11, 187 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChellaston Academyages 11-18, 1,790 pupils1.0 miPrimarySale and Davys Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupils1.0 miCollegeDerby College4.3 miUniversityUniversity of Derby6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA5.5 miRailway stationPeartreePear Tree3.0 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne2.7 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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