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Ashbourne

Ashbourne is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 8,377. It has 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 23 restaurants and cafés, with 23 bus stops, the average sold house price is around £406,346, and there were around 59 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ashbourne area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Derbyshire Dales area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 71,541 residents at roughly 90 people per km².

Council
Derbyshire Dales
County
Derbyshire
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire
69/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 21st of 294 English council areas — better than 93% of them.

Low crime91
Home affordability41
Affordable rents84
Good schools26
Life expectancy85
Low deprivation83
Employment98
Low council tax49

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

19°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 13° · 39% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:29

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

58 reported · July 2026 24% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences28
  • Anti-social behaviour9
  • Criminal damage & arson9
  • Public order5

Neighbourhood team: Ashbourne · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • 1) Speeding along arterial routes into Ashbourne 2) Concern regarding drugs supply in Ashbourne town 3) ASB on Ashbourne Market Place

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

158 reported road collisions (2024)

61 killed or seriously injured · 222 casualties · 22.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

107 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 74 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£353,364 average 11.7% YoY

Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-06

Detached£489,311
Semi-detached£321,506
Terraced£270,965
Flat£190,501

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£810 average monthly rent 7.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £587
  • 2 bed £751
  • 3 bed £899

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Shawcroft Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches19
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

71,541 residents in Derbyshire Dales · 90/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 265 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,445 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 35,780)

A £1,630
B £1,901
C £2,173
D £2,445
E £2,988
F £3,531
G £4,075
H £4,889

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

66 schools · 9,448 pupils

59 primary · 4 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

64inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Lady Manners SchoolGood
  • Anthony Gell School
  • Highfields School
  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Derbyshire Dales

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

  • In a conservation area (Ashbourne)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 176 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

113 applications decided

89.4% granted · 101 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

John Whitby

Labour

Derbyshire Dales

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

  • Lab 6
  • Con 9
  • LD 12
  • Grn 4
  • Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

279 jobs advertised · £35,735 avg

e.g. Class 1 Driver, Become a French Tutor in Atlow – Flexible & Remote, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Atlow – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£804 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,486 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 35,810 certificates

13.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

36% low-carbon electricity

Gas 61% · Biomass 20% · Solar 15% · Imports 3%

265 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 82 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in DE6

  • Ashbourne Medical Practice
  • Henmore Health - Brailsford Surgery
  • Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derbyshire Dales:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Green Man, Ashbourne · 0.1 km

    The Green Man & Black's Head Royal Hotel is a public house and hotel on St John Street in the town centre of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The premises is known for its Grade II* listed entrance sign and its association with…

  • Ashbourne, Derbyshire · 0.2 km

    Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district in Derbyshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) west of Derby. Its population was 8,967 in the 2021 census. It has many historical buildings and independent shops.…

  • Ashbourne Urban District · 0.2 km

    Ashbourne was an urban district in Derbyshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

  • Ashbourne Rural District · 0.2 km

    Ashbourne was a Rural District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

  • St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne · 0.2 km

    St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Ashbourne, in the county of Derbyshire, England.

  • Ashbourne Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Ashbourne Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Ashbourne Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ashbourne?
Ashbourne is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales local authority.
What is the population of Ashbourne?
Ashbourne has an approximate settlement population of 8,377.
How deprived is Ashbourne?
The Derbyshire Dales local authority, which includes Ashbourne, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.