Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:38 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
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People12,248 residentsin the Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth census areaMedian age 47.05,198 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright4% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,985 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C723 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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)
Parks and green spacesShipley Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 300 haWash Meadowspark · 1.0 mi · 3 haHall Omn Wongpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haShilo Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBooths Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haBirnham Sports Groundsports ground · 1.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes171 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202549 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 9.8 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,352 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIlkeston Community Hospital Cdc1.6 miGP surgeryCotmanhay Surgery12 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyAwsworth Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools18 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryAwsworth Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 262 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGilthill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Kimberley Schoolages 11-18, 1,393 pupils1.5 miCollegeNottingham College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Nottingham5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA11 miRailway stationIlkestonunder a mileTramPhoenix Park Tram Stop3.1 miBus stationCanal StretIlkeston1.1 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG16 postcode district.
