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County or areaDerbyshire
Postcode districtDE4
Telephone code01629
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:39 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,795 residentsin the Wirksworth census areaMedian age 51.42,708 households72% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,682 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C974 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLeawood Pump Househistoric site · 1.8 miDerwent Valley Heritage Wayhistoric site · 2.0 miDimons Daledale · 1.0 miBolehillhill · under a mileThe Mountainmountain · 3.3 miCarsington Waterlake · 2.7 miHigh Peak Junctionwalk or trail · 1.8 miSoldiers' Knollhill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Fanny Shaw Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileMiddleton Millenium Gardenspark · 1.5 miBolehill and Steeple Grange Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileMount Cook Adventure Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haLovers' Walkspark · 2.4 mi · 8 haDerwent Gardenspark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes220 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202543 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% 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)2,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 129 to 294 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitworth Hospital Utc4.7 miGP surgeryHannage Brook Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPaynes Pharmacyunder a mileDentistCoach House Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationMatlock Police Station3.9 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Harrison Driveunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWirksworth Junior Schoolages 7-11, 76 pupilsright herePrimaryWirksworth CofE Infant Schoolages 5-7, 47 pupilsright hereSecondaryAnthony Gell Schoolages 11-18, 776 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDerby College12.3 miUniversityUniversity of Derby10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationCromford2.2 miLight railMatlock (Peak Rail)3.8 miBus stationInterchangeMatlock3.8 miBus stops52 within a mileCar parkMarket Place Car ParkMatlock1.8 miEV chargingbp PulseMatlockunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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