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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People8,274 residentsin the Eastwood East census areaMedian age 49.23,711 households84% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,877 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C770 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesGreasley Parkpark · under a mileCoronation Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haMansfield Road Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haGreasley Sports and Community Centresports ground · under a mileHall Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 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 202547 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 9.6 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 13 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,986 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIlkeston Community Hospital Cdc3.0 miGP surgeryGiltbrook Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistEastwood Dental Centre1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryGreasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 386 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLawrence View Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 231 pupils1.0 miSecondaryHall Park Academyages 11-18, 867 pupils1.5 miCollegeNottingham College7.4 miUniversityUniversity of Nottingham6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationLangley Mill2.3 miTramHucknall Tram Stop3.5 miBus stationCanal StretIlkeston3.4 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG16 postcode district.
