Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:17 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,749 residentsin the Tibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park census areaMedian age 43.13,762 households71% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,304 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C808 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 landmarksBroadoak Hillhill · 1.5 miHagg Hillhill · 1.8 miRidlocks Woodwoodland · under a mileHarehill Woodwoodland · under a mileGreat Pondpond · 1.0 miMiller's Pondpond · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHardwick Parkpark · under a mile · 412 haSilverhill Wood Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 117 haDoe Hill Community Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 32 haBarlow Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 2 haParkhouse Greenplaying field · 1.6 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes224 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202537 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 7.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,960 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation177 m581 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryStaffa Health2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyPilsley Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistClay Cross Dental2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPilsley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 213 pupils1.2 miPrimaryTibshelf Infant Schoolages 3-7, 140 pupils1.4 miSecondaryTibshelf Community Schoolages 11-16, 834 pupils1.8 miCollegeChesterfield College6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA23 miRailway stationAlfreton4.6 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross2.9 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S45 postcode district.
