Furness Vale

12°CFog

• Today: 16° / 11° · 63% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:38

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Stockport Hazel Grove, United Kingdom

16 reported · July 2026▲ 7% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Anti-social behaviour5
• Shoplifting2
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Whaley Bridge · Derbyshire

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

154 reported road collisions (2024)

60 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

116 food businesses within 2 miles

• 100 rated 4–5 ★ (84 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Furness Vale (0.1 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£252,980 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across High Peak · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£928 average monthly rent▲ 6.7% YoY

• 1 bed £619
• 2 bed £803
• 3 bed £982

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

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (2.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Morrisons (5.9 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Furnessvale Marina (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

90,933 residents in High Peak · 169/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 202 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,385 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (30% of 43,880)

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

58 schools · 10,747 pupils

43 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 22 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · High Peak

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

91 applications decided

79.1% granted · 72 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jon Pearce

Labour

High Peak

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 25
• Con 9
• LD 1
• Grn 2
• Ref 1
• Oth 5

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

• Schools2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£738 median full-time weekly pay

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

£25,328 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 · 40,311 certificates

12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

93% low-carbon electricity

Wind 63% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 5% · Imports 3%

21 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in High Peak:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office443 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills418 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership414 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Furness Vale · 0.0 km

  Furness Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, between New Mills and Whaley Bridge. It is bisected by the A6 road and the Peak Forest Canal, whose towpath is followed by the Goyt Way, part…

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  Furness Vale railway station · 0.1 km

  Furness Vale railway station serves the village of Furness Vale, in Derbyshire, England. It is sited 15+1⁄4 miles (24.5 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton line.

• Gowhole · 0.5 km

  Gowhole is a historical hamlet in the civil parish of New Mills, in the High Peak district, in Derbyshire, England, close to Birch Vale.

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  Yeardsley cum Whaley Urban District · 1.7 km

  Yeardsley cum Whaley Urban District was an urban district in Cheshire, England, in the Whaley Bridge area. It contained only the parish of Yeardsley cum Whalley. It was created in 1894 and abolished on 1 April 1936 wh…

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  Newtown, Derbyshire · 1.7 km

  Newtown is an area of the town of New Mills, in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. It is situated to the south-west of New Mills town centre, on the road towards Disley. The area lies beside the county boun…

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  New Mills Newtown railway station · 1.7 km

  New Mills Newtown railway station serves the Newtown area of New Mills, in Derbyshire, England. It is located 14+1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton line. It also serves as an interch…

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