Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:37 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:17 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,046 residentsin the Staveley & Norbriggs census areaMedian age 38.63,326 households51% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright35% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,428 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 19%, construction 10%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 69% go by car, 6% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C667 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksRenishaw Lakelake · 2.1 miRingwood Lakelake · 2.3 miNetherthorpe Flashpond · under a mileNorbriggs Flashpond · under a mileSlayley Hillhill · 1.9 miThe Goitwater · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPoolsbrook Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 73 haMastin Moor Community Gardenpark · under a mileVictoria Parkpark · 1.0 miStaveley Welfare Sports Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haKing George V Memorial Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200842 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.1 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)3,687 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBolsover Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryRectory Road Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyChesterfield Delivery Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistStaveley Dental Care1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryWoodthorpe CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 140 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorbriggs Primary Schoolages 3-11, 182 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNetherthorpe Schoolages 11-18, 973 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College4.6 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationChesterfield4.5 miLight railHalfwayHalfway Tram Stop4.2 miBus stationCollege CampusClowne2.4 miBus stops50 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S43 postcode district.
