Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:16 am – 3:53 pm
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People11,474 residentsin the Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton census areaMedian age 46.74,887 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,636 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C667 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 16 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 Poollake · 2.0 miTucklesholmewater · under a mileRyelands Nookwater · 1.2 miBikers Daledale · 2.3 miWalton Woodwoodland · under a mileBrown's Islandisland · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBranston Water Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 24 haEfflinch Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miThe Mill Streampark · 3.3 miStapenhill Gardenspark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200225 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202539 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,575 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarton Under Needwood Cottage Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryBarton2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyBarton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistDental Perfection @ Branston2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWalton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 137 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThomas Russell Infants Schoolages 4-7, 167 pupils1.4 miSecondaryJohn Taylor High Schoolages 11-18, 1,523 pupils1.6 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent3.6 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote5.3 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE12 postcode district.
