Dronfield

15°CLight drizzle

• Today: 20° / 15° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom

83 reported · July 2026▲ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences23
• Shoplifting18
• Anti-social behaviour8
• Other theft8

Neighbourhood team: Dronfield · Derbyshire

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

157 reported road collisions (2024)

59 killed or seriously injured · 221 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

216 food businesses within 2 miles

• 190 rated 4–5 ★ (164 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Dronfield (0.4 km)
• 23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£250,387 average▲ 10.6% YoY

Across North East Derbyshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£787 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £566
• 2 bed £718
• 3 bed £873

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (2.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (8.9 km)

27 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

37 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Civic Centre Car Park, Dronfield (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches32
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

101,999 residents in North East Derbyshire · 370/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 177 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (39% of 49,100)

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

51 schools · 12,891 pupils

46 primary · 3 secondary · 2 other

Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)

49inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North East Derbyshire

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

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

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

131 applications decided

90.1% granted · 118 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour

North East Derbyshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 26
• Con 14
• Grn 1
• Ref 5
• Oth 6

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

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens16
• Restaurants & cafés20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

95 jobs advertised · £34,534 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Technician, Become a Graphic Design Tutor in Apperknowle – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£741 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,905 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,377 certificates

11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

89% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 67% · Wind 21% · Gas 8% · Imports 3%

113 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Derbyshire:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills450 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation346 local signatures · 22,957 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s309 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership306 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

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

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  Dronfield Civic Hall · 0.1 km

  Dronfield Civic Hall is a municipal building in the Civic Centre in Dronfield, a town in Derbyshire, in England. The building accommodates the offices and meeting place of Dronfield Town Council and also operates as a…

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  Dronfield Manor · 0.1 km

  Dronfield Manor is an early 18th-century manor house situated at Dronfield, Derbyshire, which is occupied by the town library. It is a Grade II listed building.

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  St John the Baptist's Church, Dronfield · 0.2 km

  St John the Baptist’s Church, Dronfield is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Dronfield, Derbyshire.

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  Dronfield railway station · 0.4 km

  Dronfield railway station serves the town of Dronfield in Derbyshire, England, south of Sheffield, on the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield.

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  Dronfield Urban District · 0.5 km

  Dronfield was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

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  Dronfield · 0.5 km

  Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield. The Peak District National Park is…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)