Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:38 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:15 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,659 residentsin the Carlton census areaMedian age 44.24,539 households62% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright16% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,583 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, education 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 53% go by car, 10% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C715 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 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 spacesHolme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre and Country Parkpark · under a mile · 131 haColwick Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 91 haGedling Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 92 haBurton Road Jubilee Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haMapperley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 46 haRobin Hood Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes151 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20249 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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)4,799 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (Nuh)2.8 miGP surgeryJubilee Park Medical Partnership10 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMeds2U Pharm Limited14 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPark Houseright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools23 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryNetherfield Primary Schoolages 2-11, 466 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 219 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCarlton le Willows Academyages 11-18, 1,803 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNottingham College2.7 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA14 miRailway stationCarltonunder a mileTramLace Market Tram StopNottingham2.7 miBus stationVictoria Bus StationNottingham2.8 miBus stops160 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG4 postcode district.
