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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE55
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:38 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,081 residentsin the Stonebroom, Shirland & Wessington census areaMedian age 46.83,540 households67% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright23% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,610 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% 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°C829 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOgston Hallhistoric site · 1.2 miSherwood Foresters Memorial Towerhistoric site · 2.3 miOgston Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miCarr Hillhill · 1.4 miBrow Woodwoodland · under a mileSouth Hillhill · 1.8 miTomlinson Woodwoodland · under a mileMatlock forestforest · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileBrackenfield Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haAmber Greenpark · 1.3 miShirland Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes218 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200132 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202540 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 5.8 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation173 m568 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClay Cross Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryThe Surgery ( South Wingfield)1.5 miPharmacyWell2.5 miDentistRefine Dental2.8 miPolice stationClay Cross Police StationChesterfield3.7 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMAlfreton2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryWessington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 96 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Wingfield Primary Schoolages 5-11, 133 pupils1.6 miSecondaryDavid Nieper Academyages 11-18, 810 pupils3.2 miCollegeChesterfield College8.5 miUniversityUniversity of Derby12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationWhatstandwell3.3 miLight railMatlock (Peak Rail)4.7 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station3.0 miBus stops19 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationAlfreton3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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