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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtSK17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:39 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:19 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,242 residentsin the Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill census areaMedian age 47.53,110 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,742 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,332 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSolomon's Templehistoric site · under a mileSolomon's Temple, Buxtonhistoric site · 1.3 miTopley Pikemountain · 2.9 miStaker Hillhill · under a mileStanley Moor Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miDiamond Hillhill · under a mileAshwood Daledale · 1.3 miCow Daledale · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGrin Low and Buxton Country Parkpark · under a mile · 42 haGrin Low and Buxton Country Park Picnic Site and Car Parkpark · 1.0 miPavilion Gardenspark · 1.4 mi · 9 haHarpur Hill Sports Centresports ground · under a mileCote Heath Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haGranby Road Parkplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200250 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202539 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 4.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,744 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation383 m1,257 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 309 to 448 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBuxton Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBuxton Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistHigh Street Dental Care1.3 miPolice stationBuxton Police Station1.5 miCash machinePost OfficeBuxton1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryHarpur Hill Primary Schoolages 2-11under a milePrimaryBuxton Junior Schoolages 7-111.1 miSecondaryBuxton Community Schoolages 11-18, 954 pupils1.2 miCollegeAquinas College14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationBuxton1.7 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield9.1 miBus stops33 within a mileCar parkWyedale Car ParkGreen Fairfield2.6 miEV chargingbp PulseBuxton1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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