Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:40 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C949 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 9 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)
Parks and green spacesAshbourne Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 52 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202549 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 3.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.7 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
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 190 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Oswalds Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryHenmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistOswald House Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Oswald's CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 204 pupils1.1 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,276 pupils1.1 miPrimaryAshbourne Primary Schoolages 3-11, 202 pupils1.3 miCollegeDerby College14.4 miUniversityUniversity of Derby12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationUttoxeter10 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne1.2 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
