Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,555 residentsin the Dronfield Town & Unstone census areaMedian age 47.43,534 households63% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright26% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,459 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C856 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 landmarksBarrow Hill, Derbyshirehistoric site · 1.8 miThe Old Rectoryhistoric site · 2.8 miRenishaw Lakelake · 2.7 miRingwood Lakelake · 2.8 miFoxstone Damwater · 1.6 miStubbing Woodwoodland · under a mileBinkley Woodwoodland · under a mileBowercinder Hillhill · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFrith Woodpark · 1.8 mi · 12 haDronfield Nature Parkpark · 2.0 miPoolsbrook Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 73 haBrearley Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 6 haPipeyard Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 mi · 6 haThe Akademysports ground · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes222 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202528 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 7.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,576 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 110 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryWhittington Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistS N H Dental1.4 miPolice stationDronfield Police Station2.7 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Eckington, Eckington2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMarsh Lane Primary Schoolages 4-11, 147 pupils1.0 miPrimaryUnstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant Schoolages 3-7, 50 pupils1.3 miSecondaryEckington Schoolages 11-18, 1,124 pupils1.5 miCollegeChesterfield College3.8 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA32 miRailway stationDronfield2.7 miLight railBirley Lane3.2 miBus stationBus StationEckington2.3 miBus stops38 within a mileCar parkSpar Car ParkChesterfield2.0 miEV chargingbp PulseChesterfield2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S31 postcode district.
