Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People11,474 residentsin the Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton census areaMedian age 46.74,887 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,636 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C692 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksCastle Gresley Castlecastle · 2.4 miCadborough Hillhill · 1.0 miTunnel Woodswalk or trail · 1.6 miHanging Hillhill · 1.4 miAppleby Hallhistoric site · 3.8 miJubilee Poollake · 3.5 miSarah's Woodwoodland · under a mileLodge Poollake · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDonisthorpe Woodland Parkpark · under a mile · 38 haHicks Lodgepark · 1.6 mi · 152 haOrchard Woodpark · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202545 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,575 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools7 primaryPrimaryOverseal Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDonisthorpe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.3 miSecondaryGranville Academyages 11-16, 914 pupils3.1 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College5.8 miUniversityLoughborough University13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent6.4 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote2.9 miBus stops60 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationSwadlincote2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE12 postcode district.
