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Eyam

Eyam is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 969. It has around 7 restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, and Grindleford railway station is 3.8 km away. There were around 3 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 Eyam area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Derbyshire Dales area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 71,541 residents at roughly 90 people per km².

Council
Derbyshire Dales
County
Derbyshire
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire
69/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 21st of 294 English council areas — better than 93% of them.

Low crime91
Home affordability41
Affordable rents84
Good schools26
Life expectancy85
Low deprivation83
Employment98
Low council tax49

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

13°CCloudy

  • Today: 14° / 9° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:39

13h 11m 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 · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Hathersage · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • Stoney Middleton - Nuisance off-road motorbikes and associated anti-social behaviour Moss Rake Quarry - Nuisance off-road motorbikes and…

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

Road safety

158 reported road collisions (2024)

61 killed or seriously injured · 222 casualties · 22.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

24 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Grindleford (4.1 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Grindleford (4.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£353,364 average 11.7% YoY

Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-06

Detached£489,311
Semi-detached£321,506
Terraced£270,965
Flat£190,501

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£810 average monthly rent 7.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £587
  • 2 bed £751
  • 3 bed £899

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

Affordability

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Rock Mill Holiday Apartments (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

71,541 residents in Derbyshire Dales · 90/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 265 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,445 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 35,780)

A £1,630
B £1,901
C £2,173
D £2,445
E £2,988
F £3,531
G £4,075
H £4,889

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

Schools

66 schools · 9,448 pupils

59 primary · 4 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

64inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Lady Manners SchoolGood
  • Anthony Gell School
  • Highfields School
  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

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

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 (Eyam)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 63 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

113 applications decided

89.4% granted · 101 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

John Whitby

Labour

Derbyshire Dales

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

  • Lab 6
  • Con 9
  • LD 12
  • Grn 4
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£804 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,486 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 35,810 certificates

13.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

59% low-carbon electricity

Gas 38% · Wind 25% · Biomass 19% · Solar 15%

173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 82 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derbyshire Dales:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Lawrence's Church, Eyam · 0.1 km

    St Lawrence’s Church, Eyam is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Eyam, Derbyshire.

  • Eyam Hall · 0.1 km

    Eyam Hall is a country house within the civil parish of Eyam, Derbyshire, located to the west of St Lawrence's Church, Eyam. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.

  • Eyam Museum · 0.1 km

    Eyam Museum or as it is locally known Eyam Plague museum is a local museum in the village of Eyam, located in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.

  • Jumber Brook · 0.4 km

    Jumber Brook is a stream in Eyam in the Derbyshire Peak District. The stream originates to the north of the village at Highcliffe. The brook flows south through the middle of the village before meeting the Dale Brook…

  • Cucklet Church · 0.4 km

    Cucklet Church, formerly known as Cucklet Delph, is a cave west of Jumber Brook in Eyam, Derbyshire.

  • Eyam · 0.5 km

    Eyam is an English village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales that lies within the Peak District National Park. There is evidence of early occupation by Ancient Britons on the surrounding moors and lead was mine…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Eyam?
Eyam is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales local authority.
What is the population of Eyam?
Eyam has an approximate settlement population of 969.
How deprived is Eyam?
The Derbyshire Dales local authority, which includes Eyam, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.