Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:40 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:20 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,482 residentsin the Leek East & Upper Hulme census areaMedian age 45.93,207 households66% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright20% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,373 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle53% 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 higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,279 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December66 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksBridge Poollake · 1.2 miPanniers Poollake · 1.3 miUnderhillhill · under a mileOliver Hillhill · under a mileFlash Bottomvalley · under a mileForest Woodforest · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrin Low and Buxton Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 42 haGrin Low and Buxton Country Park Picnic Site and Car Parkpark · 3.4 miPavilion Gardenspark · 4.3 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202542 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,394 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation451 m1,480 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 324 to 512 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryBuxton Medical Practice4.1 miPharmacyBuxton Pharmacy4.1 miDentistLightwood Dental Care4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 specialSecondaryBuxton Community Schoolages 11-18, 954 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationBuxton4.7 miBus stationBus StationLeek Town Centre7.0 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK17 postcode district.
