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Diseworth

Diseworth is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 670. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 1 bus stop, and there were around 22 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Diseworth 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

20°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 15° · 68% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:27

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

24 reported · July 2026 71% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Shoplifting5
  • Vehicle crime5
  • Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Valley · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Youth related Anti-social behaviour in Spittal Park, Castle Donington.
  • Anti-social behaviour in the Wheatcroft Lane area, Castle Donington.

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

83 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 76 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: East Midlands Parkway (6.9 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from East Midlands Parkway (6.8 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: 154.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (10.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 560 kW
  • Nearest: East Midlands Airport Air-Side (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Playgrounds1

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 (Diseworth)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 24 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

Amanda Hack

Labour

North West Leicestershire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

65 jobs advertised · £33,614 avg

e.g. Multi-Skilled Engineer, Parcel Sorter - East Midlands Airport, Catering Assistant

Source: Adzuna

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

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 60% · Biomass 20% · Solar 15% · Imports 3%

262 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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 North West Leicestershire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Michael and All Angels' Church, Diseworth · 0.2 km

    St Michael and All Angels' Church, Diseworth is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in Kegworth, Leicestershire.

  • Diseworth Heritage Centre · 0.2 km

    Diseworth Heritage Centre is a community-based, not-for-profit heritage centre, in the Leicestershire village of Diseworth. The centre is housed in a redundant Baptist chapel building, which was restored by the Disewo…

  • Diseworth · 0.2 km

    Diseworth is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the English county of Leicestershire. It is south of East Midlands Airport…

  • Castle Donington Rural District · 0.8 km

    The rural district of Castle Donington is a former local government area of Leicestershire, England, formed in 1894 and abolished in 1974.

  • Long Whatton and Diseworth · 1.5 km

    Long Whatton and Diseworth, formerly just Long Whatton is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes the villages of Long Whatton and Diseworth. The popula…

  • Isley Woodhouse · 1.5 km

    Isley Woodhouse is a planned community in Leicestershire, England, in Isley cum Langley parish, close to East Midlands Airport.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Diseworth?
Diseworth is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the South Derbyshire local authority.
What is the population of Diseworth?
Diseworth has an approximate settlement population of 670.
How deprived is Diseworth?
The South Derbyshire local authority, which includes Diseworth, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.