Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,076 residentsin the Swadlincote East census areaMedian age 37.93,336 households69% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright13% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 4,214 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C708 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 34 haGresley Commonpark · under a mile · 18 haRemembrance and Heritage Gardenpark · under a mileMoat Groundplaying field · 1.2 miMidway Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200231 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202544 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.6 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
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)3,649 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryWoodville Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDean & Smedley6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSwadlincote Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools15 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryThree Trees Infant Academyages 5-7, 202 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThree Trees CofE Junior Academyages 7-11, 306 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGranville Academyages 11-16, 914 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.7 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent5.2 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote1.0 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE11 postcode district.
