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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S41 postcode district.

County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtS41
Telephone code01543
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:37 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,915 residentsin the Old Whittington census areaMedian age 46.93,307 households64% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright21% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,161 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 18%, construction 10%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 67% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle70% 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 higher22% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C850 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRingwood Lakelake · 2.2 miBrock Hillhill · 1.2 miClubmill Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miThorpe Spring Woodwoodland · under a mileBrockwell Hillhill · 2.2 miBluebank Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBirchhall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 70 haHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 62 haBrearley Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haTapton Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 10 haRingwood Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 10 haStand Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 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 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202529 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 8.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,519 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryWhittington Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPeak Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistS N H Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMary Swanwick Primary Schoolages 3-11, 239 pupilsright hereSecondaryWhittington Green Schoolages 11-16, 682 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academyages 2-7, 68 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College2.1 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA31 miRailway stationChesterfield2.3 miLight railBirley Lane4.9 miBus stationBus StationEckington3.8 miBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S41 postcode district.


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