Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,272 residentsin the Wingerworth & Holymoorside census areaMedian age 55.92,865 households87% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C877 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 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)
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 62 haDarwin Forest Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 52 haQueen's Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes223 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200140 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202532 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,977 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation277 m909 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 187 to 313 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalton Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryAshgate Hospice Daycentre2.1 miPharmacyHolme Hall Pharmacy2.6 miDentistOasis Dental Care2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWigley Primary Schoolages 5-11, 56 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWalton Holymoorside Primary Schoolages 3-11, 379 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBrookfield Community Schoolages 11-18, 1,156 pupils2.5 miCollegeChesterfield College4.3 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationChesterfield4.5 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross6.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
