Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:36 am – 9:35 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, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksGreat Lakelake · under a mileShrubbery Lakelake · 1.6 miHarvest Dam Hillhill · under a mileBunker's Hillhill · under a mileDuck Decoywater · under a mileCuckney Damwater · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPoulter Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 76 haElkesley Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miWollen Meadowpark · 3.1 mi · 2 haSherwood Forestpark · 4.3 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · 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
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryBishops Walk Surgery2.0 miPharmacyMeden Vale Pharmacy1.7 miDentistHall And Purchase2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryCuckney CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 121 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNetherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)ages 3-7, 88 pupils1.7 miSecondaryMeden Schoolages 11-18, 1,054 pupils2.3 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationLangwith - Whaley Thorns2.6 miBus stationWorksop Bus Station4.4 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG20 postcode district.
