Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:38 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:18 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,585 residentsin the Loundsley Green & Holme Hall census areaMedian age 49.13,696 households62% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright29% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,373 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle68% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C870 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksClubmill Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miLower Linacre Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miBrockwell Hillhill · under a mileWalton Damwater · 1.3 miThe Goitwater · 1.5 miSims Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolmebrook Valley Parkpark · within reach · 62 haQueen's Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 8 haAbercrombie Community Parkpark · 1.5 miManor Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haPearson Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 miOld Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes222 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202531 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,834 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScarsdale Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryHolme Hall Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHolme Hall Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOasis Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHolme Hall Primary Schoolages 5-11, 124 pupilsright herePrimaryBrockwell Nursery and Infant Schoolages 3-7, 198 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 1,400 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChesterfield College1.9 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationChesterfield2.1 miBus stationBus StationClay Cross5.9 miBus stops153 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
