Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:37 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:17 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,186 residentsin the Whitwell & Elmton census areaMedian age 48.62,787 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright19% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,863 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% 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°C694 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.9 miCamp Hillhill · 1.3 miMill Pondpond · under a mileFox Hillhill · 1.8 miGrave Woodwoodland · under a mileGouldsmeadow Lakelake · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPoulter Country Parkpark · under a mile · 76 haThe Greenpark · under a mileWollen Meadowpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haCreswell Heritage and Wellbeing Centresports ground · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200839 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202532 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 6.3 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,974 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBolsover Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryLangwith Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyLangwith Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWhaley Thorns Primary Schoolages 3-11, 118 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCreswell Junior Schoolages 7-11, 219 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Bolsover Schoolages 11-16, 911 pupils1.9 miCollegeChesterfield College7.8 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationLangwith - Whaley Thorns1.2 miBus stationCollege CampusClowne2.5 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG20 postcode district.
