Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:39 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:18 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,803 residentsin the Matlock South, Cromford & Winster census areaMedian age 51.64,181 households65% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright20% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,931 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C934 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksWensley Daledale · under a mileNorthern Daledale · under a mileBlake Merelake · 1.7 miOker Hillhill · under a mileBee Hillhill · 1.3 miDarwin Lakelake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCross Greenpark · under a mileHigh Tor Recreation Groundpark · 2.2 mi · 21 haHeights of Abraham Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 13 haTwo Dales Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miArc Leisure Matlocksports ground · 1.5 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes226 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202539 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 5.7 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 314 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc1.2 miGP surgeryCredas Medical2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy1.2 miDentistCommunity Dental Services CIC (Bakewell Road)1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimarySouth Darley CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 54 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDarley Churchtown Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 41 pupils1.1 miSecondaryHighfields Schoolages 11-18, 1,298 pupils2.8 miCollegeChesterfield College9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA25 miRailway stationMatlock2.0 miLight railDarley Dale (Peak Rail)1.0 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock2.0 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
