Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:39 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:17 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,119 residentsin the Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley census areaMedian age 45.93,756 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,262 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C830 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksThe Mountainmountain · 2.4 miBull Hillhill · under a mileSnapper's Knowehill · 1.0 miRidgeway Woodwoodland · under a mileCarsington Waterlake · 3.5 miBooler's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 18 haBeaurepaire Gardenpark · 3.2 miRiver Gardenspark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation154 m505 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBabington Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryRapid Response Services3.1 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy3.1 miDentistUnity Mill House Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTurnditch Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Ecclesbourne Schoolages 11-18, 1,604 pupils3.6 miCollegeDerby College8.0 miUniversityUniversity of Derby6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationBelper3.3 miBus stationBus GarageBelper3.2 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE56 postcode district.
