Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:38 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,790 residentsin the Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield census areaMedian age 52.82,931 households87% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,884 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% 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 languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 2°C766 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksMoorhall Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miLower Linacre Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miGrange Hillhill · 1.9 miTippling Woodwoodland · under a mileLinacre Reservoirswater · 1.9 miLees Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 62 haThe Hallowes Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 49 haSindelfingen Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haRadbourne Commonpark · 1.7 miGosforth Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 11 haDronfield Sports Centresports ground · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes223 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 202529 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,007 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 219 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryGosforth Valley Medical Practice1.7 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy1.7 miDentistApex Dental Care Dronfield Partnership2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools7 primaryPrimaryBarlow CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCutthorpe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 110 pupils1.3 miSecondaryDronfield Henry Fanshawe Schoolages 11-18, 1,810 pupils2.1 miCollegeChesterfield College3.7 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA31 miRailway stationDronfield2.1 miBus stationBus StationEckington6.1 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S18 postcode district.
