Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:38 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:16 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,876 residentsin the Jacksdale & Underwood census areaMedian age 50.52,692 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,754 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C771 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesWestwood Gardensallotments · under a mile · 3 haPinxton Wharfpark · 1.9 miMidland Railway Centrepark · 2.7 mi · 10 haGreasley Parkpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202544 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 8.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband96% 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)2,793 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHeanor Memorial Hospital 23.7 miGP surgerySelston Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistJacksdale Dental Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBagthorpe Primary Schoolages 5-11, 162 pupilsunder a milePrimaryUnderwood Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 173 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySelston High Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupils1.0 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Nottingham9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationLangley Mill2.9 miTramHucknall Tram Stop4.9 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station4.2 miBus stops81 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG16 postcode district.
