Bakewell

13°CCloudy

• Today: 14° / 9° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:39

13h 11m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

23 reported · July 2026▼ 8% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences9
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Other theft2
• Public order2

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Bakewell, Sheldon, Over Haddon and Ashford · Derbyshire

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

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)

83 food businesses within 2 miles

• 66 rated 4–5 ★ (51 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rowsley South (6.1 km)
• 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£353,364 average▲ 11.7% YoY

Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (12 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (12 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: New Street Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches17
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

71,541 residents in Derbyshire Dales · 90/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£2,445 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

113 applications decided

89.4% granted · 101 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

John Whitby

Labour

Derbyshire Dales

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

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

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

90 jobs advertised · £30,096 avg

e.g. Become a Personal trainers Tutor in Sheldon – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Sheldon – Flexible Schedule, Become a Portuguese Tutor in Sheldon – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

59% low-carbon electricity

Gas 38% · Wind 25% · Biomass 19% · Solar 15%

173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 82 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in DE45

• Baslow Health Centre
• Peak & Dales Medical Partnership

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derbyshire Dales:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills1,407 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership406 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s264 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Bakewell War Memorial · 0.1 km

  Bakewell War Memorial is a 20th-century grade II listed war memorial in Bakewell, Derbyshire.

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  Bakewell Urban District · 0.1 km

  Bakewell was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

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  Old Town Hall, Bakewell · 0.1 km

  The Old Town Hall, also known as The Buttermarket, is a former municipal building in King Street, Bakewell, a town in Derbyshire, England. The building, which is currently in retail use, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Bakewell Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Bakewell Town Hall is a municipal building in Anchor Street in Bakewell, a town in Derbyshire in England. The building, which serves a community events venue, is also the home of Bakewell Town Council.

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  Bakewell Market Hall · 0.2 km

  Bakewell Market Hall is a historic building in the town of Bakewell, in Derbyshire, in England.

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  Bakewell · 0.2 km

  Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It lies on the river Wye, 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Sheffield. It is the largest settlement and only town within…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)