Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:38 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:19 am – 3:49 pm
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People12,894 residentsin the Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley census areaMedian age 49.05,796 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,088 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksLumbley Poollake · under a mileMill Streamriver · under a mileOver Daledale · 1.2 miBamford Cloughvalley · under a mileWin Hillhill · 1.2 miParkin Cloughvalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSickleholme Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 47 haBamford and Thornhill Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haGlenbrook Outdoor Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202528 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.4 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,017 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation212 m696 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 145 to 372 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClaremont Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryEvelyn Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyHathersage Pharmacy2.4 miDentistBamford Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBamford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 64 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHope Primary Schoolages 4-11, 67 pupils1.6 miSecondaryHope Valley Collegeages 11-18, 518 pupils1.9 miCollegeThe Sheffield College10.3 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationBamfordunder a mileBus stationHillsborough Interchange/H19.3 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S30 postcode district.
