Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:40 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:18 am – 3:51 pm
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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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,077 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksHeathcote Merelake · under a mileThe Merelake · 1.3 miHand Daledale · under a mileHartington Daledale · under a mileArbor Low Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.3 miWolfscote Hillhill · 1.3 miLean Lowhill · 1.3 miParsley Hay High Peak Trailwalk or trail · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes223 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202542 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.2 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
Elevation318 m1,043 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 250 to 389 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBiggin CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 17 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHartington CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 22 pupils1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN25 miRailway stationMatlock9.2 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne8.7 miBus stops9 within a mileCar parkHartington Station Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationAshbourne5.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK17 postcode district.
