Duckmanton
Duckmanton is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has around 6 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Roundhouse Halt, 4.3 km away. There were around 24 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 Duckmanton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Chesterfield area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 103,569 residents at roughly 1,568 people per km².
- Council
- Chesterfield
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 143rd of 294 English council areas — better than 51% 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
15°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 14° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28
12h 54m 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
30 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Drugs3
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Hollingwood, Inkersall and Duckmanton · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
133 reported road collisions (2024)
41 killed or seriously injured · 163 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
98 food businesses within 2 miles
- 87 rated 4–5 ★ (77 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Roundhouse Halt (4.3 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chesterfield (5.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£199,439 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Chesterfield · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£754 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £538
- 2 bed £692
- 3 bed £827
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (11 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
36 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Little Castle (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
103,569 residents in Chesterfield · 1,568/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 86 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,339 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (53% of 51,340)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
52 schools · 15,624 pupils
36 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 20 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyOutstanding
- Brookfield Community SchoolGood
- Outwood Academy Hasland HallGood
- Whittington Green SchoolGood
- Netherthorpe School
- Outwood Academy Newbold
- Parkside Community School
- Springwell Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chesterfield
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
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
100 applications decided
90% granted · 90 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour
Chesterfield
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 27
- LD 11
- Ref 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,115 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
21 jobs advertised · £39,191 avg
e.g. Line Leader, Fleet Administrator, Engineering Planning & Stores Controller
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£718 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,241 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,094 certificates
12.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
70% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 38% · Wind 30% · Gas 30% · Nuclear 2%
163 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 80 yrs women · 77 yrs men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chesterfield:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills495 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s359 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership357 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office281 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test259 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Markham Colliery disaster · 0.6 km
Mining accidents at the Markham Colliery at Staveley near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
Sutton cum Duckmanton · 0.7 kmSutton cum Duckmanton is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, between Bolsover and Chesterfield in the district of North East Derbyshire.
Duckmanton · 0.8 kmDuckmanton is a village within the civil parish of Sutton cum Duckmanton, in North East Derbyshire, between Bolsover and Chesterfield. Duckmanton is a long scattered village, running north and south, usually designate…
Poolsbrook · 1.3 kmPoolsbrook is a former mining village near Staveley in Chesterfield, England. The village was built by Staveley Coal and Iron Company towards the end of the 19th century to provide housing for workers employed at the…
Long Duckmanton · 1.5 kmLong Duckmanton is a village in the civil parish of Sutton cum Duckmanton between Bolsover and Chesterfield, in North East Derbyshire, England. It is located 3 km west of Bolsover and about 18 km south-east of the cit…
- Poolsbrook Country Park · 1.7 km
Poolsbrook Country Park is a park in Poolsbrook, Chesterfield, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Duckmanton?
- Duckmanton is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Chesterfield local authority.
- How deprived is Duckmanton?
- The Chesterfield local authority, which includes Duckmanton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.