Bonsall
Bonsall is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 803. It has around 1 parks and greens, around 22 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Matlock Bath, 1.8 km away. There were around 8 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 Bonsall area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Derbyshire Dales area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 29th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% 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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:31
9h 23m 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 · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
8 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Other theft2
- Anti-social behaviour1
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Matlock Bath, Cromford and Bonsall · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance Parking / Vehicles
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
170 reported road collisions (2025)
57 killed or seriously injured · 239 casualties · 23.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
165 food businesses within 2 miles
- 123 rated 4–5 ★ (84 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Matlock Bath (1.8 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Matlock Bath (1.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£341,776 average▼ 0.4% YoY
Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£819 average monthly rent▲ 9% YoY
- 1 bed £593
- 2 bed £760
- 3 bed £909
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
977 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: 157.9p · Esso (2.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (2.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Glendon Bed and Breakfast (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds4
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,567
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,855
- Net moves+712
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 213 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
£2,445 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
Schools
65 schools · 9,194 pupils
59 primary · 4 secondary · 2 other
Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
64 inspected 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
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
- In a conservation area (Bonsall)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 44 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
137 applications decided
84.7% granted · 116 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
John Whitby
Labour
Derbyshire Dales
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,165 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £43,410 avg
e.g. Care Assistant, Math and English Tutor
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£804 median full-time weekly pay
1.9% 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
60% low-carbon electricity
Gas 38% · Wind 36% · Biomass 22% · Imports 2%
177 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 82 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 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
5 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in DE4
- Credas Medical
- Hannage Brook Medical Centre
- Crich Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derbyshire Dales:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills1,414 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Ban on sale of disposable BBQs299 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects205 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bonsall, Derbyshire · 0.0 kmBonsall is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales on the edge of the Peak District. The civil parish population, including Brightgate and Horse Dale, was 775 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 803 at the 20…
St James the Apostle's Church, Bonsall · 0.1 kmSt James the Apostle's Church, Bonsall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Bonsall, Derbyshire.
Slaley, Derbyshire · 0.9 kmSlaley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bonsall, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The hamlet is located to the south of Bonsall and south-west of Matlock within the boundaries…
Heights of Abraham · 1.3 kmThe Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed from the village by the Heights of Abraham cable car. The heights are…
- Great Rutland Cavern · 1.4 km
Great Rutland Cavern is one of two caves at the Heights of Abraham, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. The other is Great Masson Cavern.
Great Masson Cavern · 1.4 kmGreat Masson Cavern is one of two caves at the Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The other is Great Rutland Cavern.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bonsall?
- Bonsall is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales local authority.
- What is the population of Bonsall?
- Bonsall has an approximate settlement population of 803.
- How deprived is Bonsall?
- The Derbyshire Dales local authority, which includes Bonsall, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.