North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire is a town or village in Derbyshire, England. It has 3 GP surgeries, 4 pharmacies, 85 restaurants and cafés, 60 bus stops, and Chesterfield railway station is 1.8 km away. There were around 403 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 19 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, North East Derbyshire is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 101,999 residents at roughly 370 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 116th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
16°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 10° · 59% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:31
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
419 reported · July 2026▲ 28% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences140
- Anti-social behaviour72
- Shoplifting62
- Public order45
44 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Holmebrook and Rother · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1. Drug Related Anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the Grangewood area 2. Chatsworth Road drug related ASB and vagrancy
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
157 reported road collisions (2024)
59 killed or seriously injured · 221 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 435 rated 4–5 ★ (385 top)
- 14 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chesterfield (1.8 km)
- 60 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chesterfield (1.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£250,387 average▲ 10.6% YoY
Across North East Derbyshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£787 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £566
- 2 bed £718
- 3 bed £873
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (11.8 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
37 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Walton Hospital (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms8
- Sports pitches20
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
101,999 residents in North East Derbyshire · 370/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 177 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 49,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
51 schools · 12,891 pupils
46 primary · 3 secondary · 2 other
Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)
49inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolGood
- Tupton Hall SchoolGood
- Eckington SchoolInadequate
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North East Derbyshire
Care & health services
695 CQC-registered services
- Care homes245
- GP practices111
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies152
- Hospitals & hospices18
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 109 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
131 applications decided
90.1% granted · 118 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour
Chesterfield
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 26
- Con 14
- Grn 1
- Ref 5
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics7
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés123
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,810 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £37,773 avg
e.g. Production Operative, Commercial Plumber, Early Years Educator - Kids Planet North Wingfield
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£741 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,905 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 49,377 certificates
11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
80% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Biomass 32% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%
103 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
26 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in S40
- The Surgery At Wheatbridge
- Royal Primary Care Chesterfield West
- Chatsworth Road Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chesterfield:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills495 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s359 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership357 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office281 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test259 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Boythorpe · 0.3 kmBoythorpe is a small suburb to the south-west of Chesterfield town centre in Derbyshire, England. It also borders Birdholme to its east, and Walton to its west. The area mainly consists of social housing, although Ch…
- Parkside Community School · 0.7 km
Parkside Community School is a co-educational secondary school located in the Boythorpe area of Chesterfield in the English county of Derbyshire.
Birdholme · 0.8 kmBirdholme is a suburb of the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. To its south is Wingerworth, to its north is the town centre, to its west is Boythorpe, and to its east Hasland. The large St. Augustines council…
- Queen's Park, Chesterfield · 0.9 km
Queen's Park is a county cricket ground located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England and lies within a park in the centre of the town established for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. It has a small pavili…
River Hipper · 0.9 kmThe River Hipper is a tributary of the River Rother in Derbyshire, England. Its source is a large expanse of wetlands, fed by the surrounding moors between Chatsworth and Chesterfield, known as the Hipper Sick on Beel…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)