Diseworth

7°CClear

• Today: 12° / 6° · 11% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:33

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

23 reported · August 2026▲ 15% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour7
• Vehicle crime4
• Other theft3
• Shoplifting3

Neighbourhood team: Valley · Leicestershire

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

150 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 14 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

80 food businesses within 2 miles

• 73 rated 4–5 ★ (70 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£259,537 average▲ 2% YoY

Across South Derbyshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£882 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY

• 1 bed £611
• 2 bed £801
• 3 bed £1,006

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,785 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Local Government Reorganisation: Latest Update· 29 Oct 2026
• Consultation opens on South Derbyshire’s Local Plan Part 2· 20 Oct 2026
• Brand new energy-efficient homes ready for South Derbyshire residents· 16 Oct 2026
• Tales from the Magic Attic documentary set for community premiere in Swadlincote· 13 Oct 2026
• Nominations open for South Derbyshire's Unsung Hero 2026· 12 Oct 2026

Source: South Derbyshire Council

107,205 residents in South Derbyshire · 317/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,789
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,610
• Net moves+2,179

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 210 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,340 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

58 schools · 14,656 pupils

42 primary · 4 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 22 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)

47 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Derbyshire

689 CQC-registered services

• Care homes245
• GP practices111
• Dentists139
• Homecare agencies147
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire

• In a conservation area (Diseworth)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

154 applications decided

91.6% granted · 141 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Amanda Hack

Labour

North West Leicestershire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 21
• Con 11
• LD 2
• Oth 2

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

69 jobs advertised · £28,374 avg

e.g. Complaints Resolution Lead, Data Analyst (Power BI), Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 33% · Biomass 21% · Imports 2%

190 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 81 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in DE74

• Castle Donington Surgery
• Orchard Surgery
• Evans Pharmacy

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Leicestershire:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 1,192 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills508 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth286 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND228 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK152 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  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.

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  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…

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  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.

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  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…

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  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)