Charlesworth
Charlesworth is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 990. It has around 3 restaurants or cafés, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Broadbottom, 1.7 km away. There were around 30 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 Charlesworth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the High Peak area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,933 residents at roughly 169 people per km².
- Council
- High Peak
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 32nd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% 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
13°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 14° / 8° · 83% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:38
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Manchester Oxford Road, United Kingdom
Crime
21 reported · July 2026▼ 36% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Public order3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Gamesley and St Johns · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance youths Dangerous driving Drug dealing
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
154 reported road collisions (2024)
60 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
201 food businesses within 2 miles
- 173 rated 4–5 ★ (159 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Broadbottom (1.7 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Broadbottom (1.7 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£252,980 average▲ 5.8% YoY
Across High Peak · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£928 average monthly rent▲ 6.7% YoY
- 1 bed £619
- 2 bed £803
- 3 bed £982
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
22 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: MFG EvPower Hyde Road (2.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
90,933 residents in High Peak · 169/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 202 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,385 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (30% of 43,880)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
58 schools · 10,747 pupils
43 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 22 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Glossopdale School and Sixth FormGood
- Hope Valley CollegeGood
- St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
- Buxton Community School
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
- New Mills School
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · High Peak
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
91 applications decided
79.1% granted · 72 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jon Pearce
Labour
High Peak
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 25
- Con 9
- LD 1
- Grn 2
- Ref 1
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Parks & greens17
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,405 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£738 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,328 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 40,311 certificates
12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
89% low-carbon electricity
Wind 64% · Nuclear 23% · Imports 8% · Gas 4%
17 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile8.3
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in High Peak:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office443 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills418 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership414 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Charlesworth, Derbyshire · 0.1 kmCharlesworth is a village and civil parish near Glossop, Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 2,449. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Glossop town centre and close to the…
Holehouse · 0.7 kmHolehouse is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located 2 miles west of Glossop, on the A626 road close to Charlesworth.
Broadbottom Viaduct · 1.2 kmBroadbottom Viaduct is a railway viaduct that spans the River Etherow between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester in England. Originally of wooden construction supported by stone piers, the timber was replaced first wit…
Broadbottom Hall · 1.2 kmBroadbottom Hall is a Grade II* listed country house on Bostock Road in Broadbottom, a village within Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, the hall dates from 1680, was extended in the…
Simmondley · 1.3 kmSimmondley is a small village near the town of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. The population of the High Peak ward at the 2011 Census was 4,727. It has one pub, the Hare and Hounds, in the south of the village at the…
- Gamesley · 1.6 km
Gamesley is a residential area within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England, west of Glossop and close to the River Etherow which forms the boundary with Tameside in Greater Manchester. Gamesley is a ward…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Charlesworth?
- Charlesworth is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the High Peak local authority.
- What is the population of Charlesworth?
- Charlesworth has an approximate settlement population of 990.
- How deprived is Charlesworth?
- The High Peak local authority, which includes Charlesworth, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.