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°C971 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 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 landmarksHavenhill Daledale · under a mileHaven Hillhill · under a mileHipley Hillhill · under a mileThe Mountainmountain · 4.1 miCarsington Waterlake · 3.2 miEaton Daledale · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.5 miMillfields Picnic Areapark · 2.9 miMiddleton Millenium Gardenspark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes220 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 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 3.9 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.1 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
Elevation215 m705 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 156 to 275 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryHenmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery4.6 miPharmacyBoots4.2 miDentistOswald House Dental Practice4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryKniveton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupils1.5 miPrimaryBrassington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupils1.6 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils3.9 miCollegeDerby College14.3 miUniversityUniversity of Derby12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationCromford6.4 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne4.4 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
