Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utcunder a mileGP surgeryCredas Medical3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCommunity Dental Services CIC (Bakewell Road)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDarley Dale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 214 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAll Saints CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 218 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHighfields Schoolages 11-18, 1,298 pupils1.8 miCollegeChesterfield College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA25 miRailway stationMatlock1.4 miLight railDarley Dale (Peak Rail)under a mileBus stationBakewell Road Bus StationMatlock1.4 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:39 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:18 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,391 residentsin the Matlock North census areaMedian age 51.54,232 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,261 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle49% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C985 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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)
Nearby landmarksDarwin Lakelake · 1.8 miDarley Daledale · under a mileCock's Headhill · under a mileFancy Damwater · under a mileNorthern Daledale · 1.4 miPotter Damwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDarwin Forest Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 52 haCross Greenpark · 1.1 miHigh Tor Recreation Groundpark · 1.9 mi · 21 haMatlock Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 47 haTwo Dales Allotmentsallotments · under a mileArc Leisure Matlocksports ground · under a mile · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes226 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 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 202538 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,714 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 296 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
