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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE74
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:40 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:15 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,258 residentsin the Castle Donington census areaMedian age 45.84,087 households73% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,741 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, transport and storage 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C670 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July42 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Donington Power Stationcastle · under a mileKing's Mill, Castle Doningtoncastle · 1.3 miDonington Hallhistoric site · 1.0 miShardlow Hall, Derbyshirehistoric site · 2.1 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileBlack Poollake · 2.8 miCharnock Hillhill · 1.3 miSt Chad's Waterlake · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.1 miHemington Hammersplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haElvaston Castle Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 97 haSawley Lakeside Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202548 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,528 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryCastle Donington Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEvans Pharmacyunder a mileDentistCastle Donington Dental Careunder a milePolice stationLong Eaton Police SNTNottingham5.4 miCash machineSantanderCastle Doningtonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryFoxbridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOrchard Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 303 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCastle Donington Collegeages 11-16, 684 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerby College7.0 miUniversityLoughborough University7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA1.2 miRailway stationEast Midlands ParkwayRatcliffe on Soar4.1 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne3.0 miBus stops33 within a mileCar parkMidlands Parking LtdDerby1.5 miEV chargingSainsburys Castle Donningtonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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