Foston (South Derbyshire)

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 5° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:29

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, 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

2 reported · August 2026

• Other theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Etwall, Hatton and Hilton · Derbyshire

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)

37 food businesses within 2 miles

• 28 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Tutbury and Hatton (2.5 km)
• 3 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: 140.9p · AppleGreen (9.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (9.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: The Horseshoes (7.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Golf courses1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Findern resident's heartfelt Remembrance display honours those who served· 4 Nov 2026
• Underage Test Purchasing Operation carried out by South Derbyshire District Council licensing department· 3 Nov 2026
• Ten more energy efficient homes ready for South Derbyshire residents· 3 Nov 2026
• Local Government Reorganisation: Latest Update· 29 Oct 2026
• Consultation opens on South Derbyshire’s Local Plan Part 2· 20 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 2 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

Labour majority

• Lab 21
• Con 11
• LD 2
• Oth 2

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

• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in DE65

• Willington Surgery
• Wellbrook Medical Centre
• Hmp Foston Hall

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derbyshire Dales:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills1,414 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ban on sale of disposable BBQs299 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects205 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  RAF Church Broughton · 0.1 km

  Royal Air Force Church Broughton or more simply RAF Church Broughton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Church Broughton, Derbyshire, England.

• Foston, Derbyshire · 1.5 km

  Foston is a hamlet in the Foston and Scropton civil parish of South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Derby and 8 miles (13 km) east of Uttoxeter. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists it as Fa…

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  St Michael and All Angels' Church, Church Broughton · 1.6 km

  St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Church Broughton is the Church of England parish church of Church Broughton, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Church Broughton · 1.7 km

  Church Broughton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, 13.7 miles (22.0 km) to the west of Derby. It has a church and a Methodist chapel (1828). Badway Green is a piece of common land within the parish. It is a…

• HM Prison Foston Hall · 1.8 km

  HM Prison Foston Hall is a women's closed category prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Foston in Derbyshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

• Badway Green · 1.9 km

  Badway Green is a piece of common land in the parish of Church Broughton in Derbyshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)