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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtSK17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:39 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:19 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,260 residentsin the Hathersage, Bradwell & Tideswell census areaMedian age 53.03,306 households74% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,422 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,197 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPeter Daledale · under a mileHay Daledale · under a mileTopley Pikemountain · 3.0 miWall Cliffhill · under a mileBrook Bottomvalley · under a mileWormhill Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTideswell Dale Picnic Areapark · 2.0 miMeadow Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miAshwood Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202533 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,560 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation338 m1,109 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 253 to 388 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryTideswell Surgery1.3 miPharmacyTideswell Pharmacy1.4 miDentistVictoria Park Road (Dental Surgery)4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 75 pupils1.4 miSecondarySt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 407 pupils4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Sheffield14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN20 miRailway stationDove Holes3.7 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills9.9 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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