Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,842 residentsin the South Normanton West census areaMedian age 41.83,428 households63% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright18% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,759 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 17%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 72% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C795 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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)
Parks and green spacesDoe Hill Community Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 32 haAlfreton Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 18 haShirland Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 37 haCentenary Greenpark · 1.6 miCrabtree Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 mi · 2 haEwart Watchorn Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202540 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,633 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryBlackwell Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBlackwell Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGlendair Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools15 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryWesthouses Primary Schoolages 3-11, 83 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlackwell Community Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 122 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDavid Nieper Academyages 11-18, 810 pupils1.5 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College7.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationAlfreton1.0 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station1.5 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE55 postcode district.
