Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:36 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C692 mm of rain a year, 15 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)
Parks and green spacesBondhay Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 81 haWollen Meadowpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haMill Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMarkland Multi Sports Arenaplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haPoulter Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 76 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200837 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202650 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 7.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyThe Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryWhitwell Primary Schoolages 3-11, 257 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHodthorpe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 99 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHeritage High Schoolages 11-16, 940 pupils2.6 miCollegeChesterfield College9.5 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA32 miRailway stationWhitwell (Derbys)under a mileBus stationCollege CampusClowne2.6 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S80 postcode district.
