Local servicesHospitalFlorence Nightingale Community Hospital Cdc4.1 miGP surgerySinfin Moor Health Centre1.7 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistJordan Dental1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySale and Davys Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupilsright herePrimaryAsh Croft Primary Academyages 2-11, 208 pupils1.4 miSecondaryCity of Derby Academyages 11-16, 925 pupils1.6 miCollegeDerby College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Derby5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA6.4 miRailway stationPeartreePear Tree2.9 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne3.3 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:40 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:16 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,288 residentsin the Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-Trent census areaMedian age 41.73,874 households82% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,784 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C716 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksBarrow-hillhill · under a mileRound Hillhill · under a mileBlack Poollake · 2.5 miSwarkestone Stopwater · 1.0 miMeadow Drainriver · 1.7 miSwarkestone Junctionwater · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSinfin Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 49 haOsmaston Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 13 haSunnydale Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 13 haAlvaston Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 33 haSinfin Moor Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miPine Lakesports ground · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200236 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202543 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,571 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
