South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire is a local area in Derbyshire, England. It has around 1 GP surgery and 4 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Willington, 3.1 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 30 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, South Derbyshire is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 107,205 residents at roughly 317 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 36th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% 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
6°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 5° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:28
9h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
5 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Drugs1
- Public order1
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
150 reported road collisions (2025)
44 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 14 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Willington (3.1 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Willington (3.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£259,537 average▲ 2% YoY
Across South Derbyshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£882 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY
- 1 bed £611
- 2 bed £801
- 3 bed £1,006
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,785 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 140.9p · AppleGreen (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (6.8 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Shell Recharge Derby with Burton (4.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches34
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Findern resident's heartfelt Remembrance display honours those who served· 4 Nov 2026
- Underage Test Purchasing Operation carried out by South Derbyshire District Council licensing department· 3 Nov 2026
- Ten more energy efficient homes ready for South Derbyshire residents· 3 Nov 2026
- Local Government Reorganisation: Latest Update· 29 Oct 2026
- Consultation opens on South Derbyshire’s Local Plan Part 2· 20 Oct 2026
Source: South Derbyshire Council
Population
107,205 residents in South Derbyshire · 317/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,789
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,610
- Net moves+2,179
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 210 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,340 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (23% of 51,050)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
58 schools · 14,656 pupils
42 primary · 4 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 22 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)
47 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- John Port Spencer AcademyGood
- The Pingle AcademyGood
- Granville Academy
- Mercia Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Derbyshire
Care & health services
689 CQC-registered services
- Care homes245
- GP practices111
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies147
- 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
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
154 applications decided
91.6% granted · 141 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 21
- Con 11
- LD 2
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,335 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
26 jobs advertised · £37,623 avg
e.g. Injection Moulding Setter, Implant Dentist, Field Operations Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£828 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,055 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 49,469 certificates
10% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Derbyshire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills875 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth255 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND212 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK145 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 143 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Repton · 1.5 km
Repton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It lies on the edge of the River Trent floodplain, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of Swadlincote and about 5 miles (8 k…
St Wystan's Church, Repton · 1.7 kmSt Wystan's Church is a Church of England parish church in Repton, Derbyshire, that is famous for its Anglo-Saxon crypt which is the burial place of two Mercian kings. The church is recorded in the National Heritage L…
Repton School · 1.7 kmRepton School is a 13–18 co-educational, private, boarding and day school in the public school tradition, in Repton, Derbyshire, England.
- Newton Solney · 1.7 km
Newton Solney is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England, located about two miles (3 km) from the East Staffordshire border, near to Burton upon Trent. The population of the civil parish as of th…
- Repton School Ground · 1.8 km
Repton School Ground is a cricket ground in Repton, Derbyshire, England, owned by Repton School and used by the school's teams. The ground has hosted a single List A match, when Derbyshire faced Middlesex in a 40-over…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in South Derbyshire
- Aston-on-Trent
- Barrow upon Trent
- Burton upon Trent
- Clifton Campville
- Coton in the Elms
- Diseworth
- Egginton
- Etwall
- Findern
- Foremark
- Foston (South Derbyshire)
- Hartshorne
- Hatton (South Derbyshire)
- Hilton (South Derbyshire)
- Linton (South Derbyshire)
- Melbourne (South Derbyshire)
- Moira
- Netherseal
- Newton Solney
- Overseal and Castle Gresley
- Repton
- Rosliston
- Shardlow
- Stanton by Bridge
- Swadlincote
- Ticknall
- Walton-on-Trent
- Weston-on-Trent
- Willington (South Derbyshire)
- Woodville