Chinley
Chinley is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 1,614. It has one GP surgery and one restaurant or café, with one bus stop and the nearest railway station at Chinley, 0.4 km away. There were around 12 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 Chinley 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
14°CCloudy
- Today: 18° / 12° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:30
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Stockport Hazel Grove, United Kingdom
Crime
4 reported · July 2026▼ 64% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Public order1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Chapel and Chinley · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti social Behaviour Drug Use Nuisance Vehicles Speeding Vehicles
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
79 food businesses within 2 miles
- 74 rated 4–5 ★ (68 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chinley (0.4 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chinley (0.4 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: 157.9p · Esso (6.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Morrisons (2.5 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Cracken' View Studio, The Old Hall Inn (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds2
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
- 17 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:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,405 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £44,143 avg
e.g. Children's Residential Support Worker, R&D Technologist, Principal Scientist - Analytical Chemistry
Source: Adzuna
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
70% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 55% · Imports 16% · Gas 14% · Solar 7%
59 gCO₂/kWh · 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
Chinley · 0.1 kmChinley is a rural village in the High Peak Borough of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 2,796 at the 2011 Census. Most of the civil parish is within the Peak District National Park. Historically, before the c…
Chinley railway station · 0.3 kmChinley railway station serves the rural village of Chinley in Derbyshire, England. The station is 17+1⁄2 miles (28.2 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Hope Valley Line from Sheffield to Manchester. It is…
Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside · 1.0 kmChinley, Buxworth and Brownside is a civil parish within the High Peak district, which is in the county of Derbyshire, England. Partially rural with several villages contained within, its population was 2,794 resident…
New Smithy · 1.1 kmNew Smithy is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside, Derbyshire, England, near the village of Chinley. It sits on the A624 trunk road from Glossop to Chapel-en-le-Frith featuring a TOTSO wher…
Eccles Pike · 1.4 kmEccles Pike is an isolated hill three miles west of Chapel en le Frith in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It consists of gritstone, pink in colour at the summit. While not as prominent as the surrounding hills…
Chapel Milton Viaduct · 1.5 kmChapel Milton Viaduct is a Grade II listed bifurcated railway viaduct on the Great Rocks Line at its junction with the Hope Valley Line, straddling the Black Brook valley in Chapel Milton, Derbyshire, England. The fir…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chinley?
- Chinley is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the High Peak local authority.
- What is the population of Chinley?
- Chinley has an approximate settlement population of 1,614.
- How deprived is Chinley?
- The High Peak local authority, which includes Chinley, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.