Belper

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 6° · 41% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:31

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

80 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences37
• Criminal damage & arson9
• Public order8
• Anti-social behaviour7

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Belper Town · Derbyshire

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

196 reported road collisions (2025)

50 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

180 food businesses within 2 miles

• 148 rated 4–5 ★ (120 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Belper (0.1 km)
• 43 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£232,141 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Amber Valley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£799 average monthly rent▲ 4% YoY

• 1 bed £584
• 2 bed £741
• 3 bed £914

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,912 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

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Esso (8.3 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Coppice Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches26
• Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

126,206 residents in Amber Valley · 476/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,039
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,050
• Net moves+1,989

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 161 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,408 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (38% of 61,280)

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

72 schools · 18,391 pupils

56 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Amber Valley

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

• In a conservation area (Belper and Milford)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 174 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

144 applications decided

98.6% granted · 142 granted, 2 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Jonathan Davies

Labour

Mid Derbyshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 19
• Con 7
• LD 1
• Grn 5
• Ref 3
• Oth 6

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

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés49

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

145 jobs advertised · £34,859 avg

e.g. Transport Planner, Class 2 Driver, Nursery Nurse

Source: Adzuna

£743 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,016 disposable income per head (2024)

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

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 60,703 certificates

11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Biomass 30% · Gas 23% · Imports 4%

126 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in DE56

• Whitemoor Medical Centre
• Appletree Medical Practice
• Riversdale Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Derbyshire:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills2,551 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks254 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND219 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth164 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK144 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• Forest of East Derbyshire · 0.1 km

  The Forest of East Derbyshire was, in the Middle Ages, an area of wooded heath between the rivers Derwent and the Erewash in Derbyshire.

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  Belper railway station · 0.2 km

  Belper railway station serves the town of Belper in Derbyshire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras to Leeds via Derby, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby.

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  St Peter's Church, Belper · 0.3 km

  St Peter's Church, Belper is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Belper, Derbyshire.

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  Belper Congregational Church · 0.3 km

  Belper Congregational Church is a Grade-II listed former congregational chapel located on Green Lane in Belper, Derbyshire.

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  Belper Baptist Church · 0.4 km

  Belper Baptist Church is a Baptist Chapel on Bridge Street in Belper, Derbyshire, England.

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  Christ Church, Belper · 0.6 km

  Christ Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Belper, Derbyshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)