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 less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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 32nd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% 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
13°CFog
- Today: 18° / 13° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:31
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Stockport Hazel Grove, United Kingdom
Crime
110 reported · July 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences46
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Burglary10
- Other theft10
11 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Glossop Town Centre · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1 – Road Safety/Speeding Vehicles/Parking 2 – Drug use and drug dealing 3 – Residential burglary
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
219 food businesses within 2 miles
- 189 rated 4–5 ★ (170 top)
- 2 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
£252,980 average▲ 5.8% YoY
Across High Peak · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
14 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)
Deprivation
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
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
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)
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
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 (Glossop Norfolk Square)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 77 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
91 applications decided
79.1% granted · 72 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jon Pearce
Labour
High Peak
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
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
4,405 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
114 jobs advertised · £31,934 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
94% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 60% · Wind 18% · Biomass 16% · Gas 5%
38 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80.3 yrs 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
Local petitions
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
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-east 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 less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.