Local servicesHospitalWalton Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryWingerworth Medical Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWalton Hospital1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryDeer Park Primary Schoolages 5-11, 338 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHunloke Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 357 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTupton Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,581 pupils1.6 miCollegeChesterfield College2.8 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationChesterfield2.7 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross2.4 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S42 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,272 residentsin the Wingerworth & Holymoorside census areaMedian age 55.92,865 households87% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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 1°C796 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksMill Goitwater · under a mileIsland Pondpond · under a mileWall Pondpond · under a mileUpper Speighthill Woodwoodland · under a mileNether Speighthill Woodwoodland · under a mileWalton Hilltophill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHunloke Country Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haGrassmoor Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 34 haThe Chesterfield Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 64 haWinsick Parkpark · 1.8 miWingerworth Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miBarnes Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 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 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,977 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
