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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE56
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:17 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C830 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCross o' th' Handshistoric site · under a mileThe Mountainmountain · 1.9 miSnapper's Knowehill · under a mileBull Hillhill · under a mileCarsington Waterlake · 3.1 miJennywell Woodwoodland · under a mileLong Woodwoodland · under a mileEdnaston Manorhistoric site · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillfields Picnic Areapark · 3.0 miThe Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 18 haBeaurepaire Gardenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 11 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
Elevation187 m614 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBabington Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryHenmore Health - Brailsford Surgery3.7 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy3.9 miDentistUnity Mill House Dental Practice3.9 miPolice stationBelper, Kilburn, Heage and Duffield Police SNT4.1 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Belper4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTurnditch Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Ecclesbourne Schoolages 11-18, 1,604 pupils4.2 miCollegeDerby College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Derby6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationBelper4.1 miBus stationBus GarageBelper4.0 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseMatlock4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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