Darfoulds
Darfoulds is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 9 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Shireoaks, 2.6 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Darfoulds area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bolsover area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 80,273 residents at roughly 501 people per km².
- Council
- Bolsover
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 142nd of 294 English council areas — better than 52% 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
17°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 21° / 11° · 52% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:30
12h 59m 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 Loundsley Green, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▲ 200% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Drugs1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Worksop South · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Bassetlaw Neighbourhood Policing Priorities: July – September 2026 As the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Bassetlaw, I am pleased to…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
142 reported road collisions (2024)
32 killed or seriously injured · 195 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
147 food businesses within 2 miles
- 130 rated 4–5 ★ (126 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Whitwell (2.9 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Whitwell (2.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£188,025 average▲ 6.6% YoY
Across Bolsover · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£710 average monthly rent▲ 5.5% YoY
- 1 bed £500
- 2 bed £648
- 3 bed £751
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.0 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 160.9p · Morrisons (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (11.9 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Asda Worksop (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
80,273 residents in Bolsover · 501/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 58 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,559 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (58% of 38,920)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
43 schools · 10,888 pupils
33 primary · 5 secondary · 5 other
Ofsted: 19 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Frederick Gent SchoolGood
- Heritage High SchoolGood
- Shirebrook Academy
- The Bolsover School
- Tibshelf Community School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bolsover
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
- 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
57 applications decided
96.5% granted · 55 granted, 2 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jo White
Labour
Bassetlaw
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 22
- Con 1
- Ref 2
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
2,565 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £29,577 avg
e.g. Head Chef, Plasterer, Wet Room / Bathroom Fitter
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£679 median full-time weekly pay
2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,224 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
48% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 43,191 certificates
13.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
91% low-carbon electricity
Wind 47% · Biomass 42% · Imports 6% · Gas 3%
63 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bassetlaw:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office468 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s372 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership328 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance281 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test240 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Steetley Colliery · 0.4 km
Steetley Colliery is a former colliery on the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border.
All Saints' Church, Steetley · 1.2 kmAll Saints' Church, Steetley is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Whitwell, Derbyshire.
Worksop Manor · 1.5 kmWorksop Manor is a Grade I listed country house situated in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, within the area of the four contiguous ducal estates historically known as the Dukeries. The present building, construct…
Hodthorpe · 1.9 kmHodthorpe is an urban village in the parish of Hodthorpe and Belph, Bolsover, Derbyshire, lying close to the Nottinghamshire border and on the edge of Sherwood Forest. The village has two principal streets, Queens Roa…
Rhodesia, Nottinghamshire · 2.0 kmRhodesia is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, just west of Worksop, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Sheffield. At the 2021 Census, the population was 1,173.
Shireoaks Hall · 2.4 kmShireoaks Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th-century country house in the hamlet of Shireoaks, 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north-west of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Darfoulds?
- Darfoulds is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Bolsover local authority.
- How deprived is Darfoulds?
- The Bolsover local authority, which includes Darfoulds, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.