Glossop
Glossop is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 17,825. It has 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 32 restaurants and cafés, with 18 bus stops and Glossop railway station 1 km away. The average sold house price is around £287,420, and there were around 109 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 Glossop area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the High Peak area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 90,933 residents at roughly 169 people per km².
- Council
- High Peak
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 40th of 294 English council areas — better than 86% 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
5°CClear
- Today: 9° / 4° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:33
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
91 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences40
- Anti-social behaviour19
- Public order11
- Shoplifting8
Neighbourhood team: Glossop Town Centre · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1 – Anti-social behaviour 2 – Residential burglary 3 – Road safety
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
143 reported road collisions (2025)
50 killed or seriously injured · 186 casualties · 15.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
220 food businesses within 2 miles
- 189 rated 4–5 ★ (169 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Glossop (0.2 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Glossop (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£265,635 average▲ 6.4% YoY
Across High Peak · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£937 average monthly rent▲ 7.3% YoY
- 1 bed £625
- 2 bed £811
- 3 bed £991
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
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
Property sales
1,307 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Howard Street (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms4
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches27
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
90,933 residents in High Peak · 169/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,394
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,237
- Net moves+157
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 167 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
57 schools · 10,747 pupils
43 primary · 7 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 22 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
54 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Glossopdale School and Sixth FormGood
- Hope Valley CollegeGood
- St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
- Buxton Community School
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
- New Mills School
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · High Peak
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Glossop Norfolk Square)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 77 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
78 applications decided
87.2% granted · 68 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jon Pearce
Labour
High Peak
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 25
- Con 9
- LD 1
- Grn 2
- Ref 1
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés42
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,425 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
74 jobs advertised · £32,478 avg
e.g. Pipe Fitter, Branch Manager, Store Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£738 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
81% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 49% · Wind 30% · Imports 13% · Gas 6%
27 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in SK13
- Manor House Surgery
- Lambgates Health Centre
- Cottage Lane Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in High Peak:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks419 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills419 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Ban on sale of disposable BBQs328 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND200 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth192 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Glossop · 0.0 kmGlossop is a market town in the borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) east of Manchester, 24 miles (39 km) west-northwest of Sheffield and 32 miles (51 km) north-west of Matlock. Near Derbyshire'…
Municipal Borough of Glossop · 0.0 kmGlossop was a municipal borough in Derbyshire, England from 1866 to 1974. It was created under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.
Glossop Town Hall · 0.0 kmGlossop Town Hall, Market Hall, and Municipal Buildings is a complex in the centre of Glossop, Derbyshire, providing offices for High Peak Borough Council, a retail arcade, and covered market. The Town Hall was constr…
Glossop War Memorial · 0.1 kmGlossop War Memorial is a 20th-century grade II listed war memorial in Norfolk Square in Glossop, Derbyshire.
Glossop railway station · 0.1 kmGlossop railway station serves the Peak District town of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Glossop is the third busiest railway station in the county of Derbyshire after Derby and Chesterfield. It is located just north…
- Whitfield, Derbyshire · 0.3 km
Whitfield is a hamlet and former parish in Derbyshire, England. It is half a mile (1km) south of Glossop Town Hall, south of Glossop Brook between Bray Clough and Hurst Brook. Whitfield was one of the original townshi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glossop?
- Glossop is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the High Peak local authority.
- What is the population of Glossop?
- Glossop has an approximate settlement population of 17,825.
- How deprived is Glossop?
- The High Peak local authority, which includes Glossop, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.