Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:39 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:18 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,803 residentsin the Matlock South, Cromford & Winster census areaMedian age 51.64,181 households65% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright20% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,931 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,074 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesElton Jubilee Fieldplaying field · under a mileCross Greenpark · 2.0 miHeights of Abraham Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 13 haHigh Tor Recreation Groundpark · 3.7 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes225 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202540 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 4.1 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation220 m722 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 165 to 337 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc3.0 miGP surgeryWinster Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy2.7 miDentistCommunity Dental Services CIC (Bakewell Road)3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWinster CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 4 pupilsunder a milePrimaryElton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 13 pupils1.0 miSecondaryHighfields Schoolages 11-18, 1,298 pupils4.6 miCollegeChesterfield College11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA25 miRailway stationMatlock3.6 miLight railDarley Dale (Peak Rail)2.5 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock3.7 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
