Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:36 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:17 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,410 residentsin the Manton, Clumber & Elkesley census areaMedian age 49.42,745 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,963 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C656 mm of rain a year, 15 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 landmarksGouldsmeadow Lakelake · 1.6 miShrubbery Lakelake · 1.6 miHarvest Dam Hillhill · 1.5 miBunker's Hillhill · 1.6 miCrags Pondpond · under a mileCuckney Damwater · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPoulter Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 76 haWollen Meadowpark · 1.4 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 miCreswell Heritage and Wellbeing Centresports ground · 1.3 miMarkland Multi Sports Arenaplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haStation Road Allotmentsallotments · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200837 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202650 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBolsover Community Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryCreswell And Langwith Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyCreswell Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryCreswell Junior Schoolages 7-11, 219 pupils1.4 miPrimaryWhaley Thorns Primary Schoolages 3-11, 118 pupils1.4 miSecondaryShirebrook Academyages 11-16, 824 pupils3.4 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College9.1 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationCreswell (Derbys)1.4 miBus stationCollege CampusClowne3.6 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S80 postcode district.
