Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:38 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,221 residentsin the Eastwood Town census areaMedian age 40.92,782 households54% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright29% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,582 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C734 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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)
Nearby landmarksEastwood War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileBrinsley Collieryhistoric site · 1.2 miCoppice Lakelake · 2.0 miShipley Lakelake · 2.1 miMoorgreen Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miErewash Valleyvalley · 1.1 miHunt's Hillhill · 1.4 miBennerley Viaductviaduct · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMansfield Road Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haCoronation Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haGreasley Parkpark · under a mileHall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 11 haVeloparksports ground · under a mileAldercar Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202547 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 10 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,072 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHeanor Memorial Hospital 21.7 miGP surgeryEastwood Primary Care Centre, Church Walk Site10 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyEastwood Health9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationEastwood Police StationNottinghamright hereCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Langley Mill, Langley Mill1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialSecondaryHall Park Academyages 11-18, 867 pupilsunder a milePrimarySpringbank Academyages 2-11, 222 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLawrence View Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNottingham College8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Nottingham7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationLangley Millunder a mileTramPhoenix Park Tram Stop4.7 miBus stationCanal StretIlkeston2.9 miBus stops67 within a mileCar parkMorrisons Car park-Nottingham Derby Rd2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingGridserveNottingham1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG16 postcode district.
