Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,549 residentsin the Arkwright Town & Temple Normanton census areaMedian age 49.92,560 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright16% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,523 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 70% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C793 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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 spacesGrassmoor Country Parkpark · under a mile · 34 haHunloke Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 45 haSouth Chesterfield Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 47 haWinsick Parkpark · 1.1 miBarnes Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes220 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 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 7.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,857 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesterfield Royal Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryRoyal Primary Care Grassmoor6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHasland Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryTemple Normanton Primary Academyages 3-11, 106 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrassmoor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Hasland Hallages 11-16, 847 pupils1.5 miCollegeChesterfield College3.2 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationChesterfield2.9 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross3.0 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
