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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People8,722 residentsin the Donisthope & Blackfordby census areaMedian age 43.63,690 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright15% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,370 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C693 mm of rain a year, 17 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)
Nearby landmarksHanging Hillhill · under a mileDilworth New Clumpswoodland · under a mileJohn's Woodwoodland · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · 2.1 miJubilee Poollake · 3.9 miDogkennel Poollake · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHicks Lodgepark · under a mile · 152 haDonisthorpe Woodland Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 38 haSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 34 haWillesley Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 65 haWestern Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haSmisby Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 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 202545 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband68% 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)3,921 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryCastle Medical Group3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyDean & Smedley LTD4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistTamworth Road (Dental Surgery)1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools12 primaryPrimaryMoira Primary Schoolages 4-11, 184 pupilsright herePrimaryBlackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupils1.0 miSecondaryIvanhoe Schoolages 11-16, 848 pupils2.0 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College6.0 miUniversityLoughborough University12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.8 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent6.6 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote2.6 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE12 postcode district.
