Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:38 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:16 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,583 residentsin the Selston census areaMedian age 47.72,831 households75% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,975 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 73% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C767 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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)
Nearby landmarksPingle Hillhill · under a mileHolly Hillhill · under a mileCodnorpark Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miPark Forestforest · 3.3 miMoorgreen Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miAnnesley Forestforest · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPinxton Wharfpark · 1.0 miMansfield Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMidland Railway Centrepark · 2.5 mi · 10 haPortland Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202543 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 8.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
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)2,941 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshfield Community Hospital3.5 miGP surgerySelston Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistJacksdale Dental Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools12 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimarySelston Church of England Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 113 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySelston High Schoolages 11-16, 862 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestwood Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 60 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Nottingham10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationAlfreton3.0 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station3.4 miBus stops80 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG16 postcode district.
