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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtS42
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,471 residentsin the Ashover & New Tupton census areaMedian age 50.03,805 households83% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,011 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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 1°C875 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWingerworth hall estatehistoric site · 2.4 miMatlock forestforest · 1.9 miOgston Hallhistoric site · 3.0 miFall Hillhill · 1.2 miFabrick Woodwoodland · under a mileBroomy Woodwoodland · under a mileDarwin Lakelake · 3.8 miMill Goitwater · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKenning Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 9 haHunloke Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 45 haGarrett Greenpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202536 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,249 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation234 m768 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 296 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryMatlock And Ashover Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMarket Street Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miPolice stationClay Cross Police StationChesterfield2.3 miCash machineBR Spar Wingerworth, Wingerworth2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryAshover Primary Schoolages 3-11, 210 pupils1.1 miPrimaryHolmgate Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 247 pupils1.2 miSecondaryTupton Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,581 pupils2.1 miCollegeChesterfield College4.8 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationChesterfield4.7 miLight railMatlock (Peak Rail)4.9 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross1.9 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkCoral Way Car ParkChesterfield2.2 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationChesterfield1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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