Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:39 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:20 am – 3:50 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°C1,240 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesHigh Peak Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 42 haAshwood Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 4 haGrin Low and Buxton Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 42 haPavilion Gardenspark · 2.6 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197639 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
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
Elevation344 m1,129 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 284 to 375 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryStewart Medical Centre2.8 miPharmacyFairfield Pharmacy2.1 miDentistVictoria Park Road (Dental Surgery)2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryPeak Dale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 77 pupilsright herePrimaryDove Holes CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 41 pupils1.3 miSecondarySt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 407 pupils2.3 miCollegeAquinas College13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationDove Holes1.4 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills7.8 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK17 postcode district.
