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Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 122,199. It has 1 GP surgery and around 1 restaurant and café, with the nearest railway station being Burton-on-Trent, 3.2 km away. There were around 399 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 Burton upon Trent area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Derbyshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 107,205 residents at roughly 317 people per km².

Council
South Derbyshire
County
Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 38th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.

Low crime77
Home affordability75
Affordable rents86
Good schools22
Life expectancy60
Low deprivation69
Employment82
Low council tax73

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

12°CClear

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:38

13h 10m 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

Crime

381 reported · July 2026 3% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences140
  • Anti-social behaviour58
  • Public order44
  • Shoplifting42

27 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Burton Urban · Staffordshire

Local policing priorities

  • Drug misuse and anti-social behaviour (ASB).
  • Drug misuse and anti-social behaviour (ASB).

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

Road safety

179 reported road collisions (2024)

48 killed or seriously injured · 238 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 353 rated 4–5 ★ (263 top)
  • 34 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Burton-on-Trent (0.2 km)
  • 70 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Burton-On-Trent (0.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£258,672 average 5.6% YoY

Across South Derbyshire · to 2026-06

Detached£363,294
Semi-detached£237,504
Terraced£189,462
Flat£137,330

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£879 average monthly rent 4.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £608
  • 2 bed £797
  • 3 bed £1,001

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 140.9p · AppleGreen (0.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (0.7 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Wellington Road Retail Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches47
  • Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

107,205 residents in South Derbyshire · 317/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 63%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 218 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,340 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (23% of 51,050)

A £1,560
B £1,820
C £2,080
D £2,340
E £2,860
F £3,379
G £3,899
H £4,679

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%)

47inspected 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

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 (Station Street and Borough Road, Burton upon Trent)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 126 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

131 applications decided

92.4% granted · 121 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Jacob Collier

Labour

Burton and Uttoxeter

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 21
  • Con 11
  • LD 2
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools12
  • GPs & clinics9
  • Pharmacies9
  • Supermarkets7
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés72

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

Grid electricity

86% low-carbon electricity

Wind 61% · Biomass 23% · Gas 13% · Nuclear 2%

78 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 81 yrs 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 Burton and Uttoxeter:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St John the Divine, Horninglow · 0.0 km

    St John the Divine is the Church of England parish church in the suburb of Horninglow, north west of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield.

  • Burton-on-Trent railway station · 0.2 km

    Burton-on-Trent railway station is a mainline railway station located in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, although only CrossCoun…

  • Statue of Michael Arthur Bass · 0.2 km

    The statue of Michael Arthur Bass is a bronze sculpture of the industrialist and benefactor Michael Bass, 1st Baron Burton in Burton upon Trent, England. It was sculpted by F. W. Pomeroy and unveiled by William Legge,…

  • Burton upon Trent Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Burton upon Trent Town Hall is a municipal building in King Edward Place, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

  • East Staffordshire · 0.2 km

    East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. The council is based in Burton upon Trent. The borough also contains the town of Uttoxeter and numerous villages and sur…

  • St Paul's, Burton upon Trent · 0.3 km

    St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire England. The church, on St Paul's Square and near the Town Hall, opened in 1874 and was designed by the architects James M. Tea…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Burton upon Trent?
Burton upon Trent is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the South Derbyshire local authority.
What is the population of Burton upon Trent?
Burton upon Trent has an approximate settlement population of 122,199.
How deprived is Burton upon Trent?
The South Derbyshire local authority, which includes Burton upon Trent, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.