Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:40 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:18 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,129 residentsin the Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington census areaMedian age 54.43,227 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,436 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C973 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksBradbourne Hallhistoric site · 1.2 miHipley Hillhill · under a mileBlackstones Lowhill · under a mileDovedale, Derbyshirehistoric site · 2.8 miHavenhill Daledale · 1.5 miEaton Daledale · 2.1 miHigh Peak Trailwalk or trail · 2.5 miNut Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.7 miMillfields Picnic Areapark · 4.0 miMiddleton Millenium Gardenspark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202544 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 172 to 297 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryWinster Medical Centre4.5 miPharmacyPaynes Pharmacy5.1 miDentistOswald House Dental Practice5.2 miPolice stationMatlock Police Station6.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryParwich Primary Schoolages 4-11, 25 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBrassington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupils1.7 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Derby13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationMatlock Bath6.3 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne5.2 miBus stops3 within a mileCar parkTissington Car ParkAshbourne2.3 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationAshbourne3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
