Grindleford
Grindleford is a town or village in Derbyshire, England, with 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Grindleford, 0.7 km away. It has around 1 restaurant or café, and there were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Drugs. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Grindleford 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 21st of 294 English council areas — better than 93% 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
15°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 9° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:32
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
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
26 food businesses within 2 miles
- 17 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Grindleford (1.3 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Grindleford (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£353,364 average▲ 11.7% YoY
Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-06
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (11.2 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: National Trust-Wilson Farmhouse (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- 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)
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 (Grindleford)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 19 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:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,165 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Online Music Tutoring Job in East Stoke – Flexible Schedule, Online Music Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
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
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 56% · Solar 17% · Gas 15% · Biomass 8%
69 gCO₂/kWh · low 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:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills1,407 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership406 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s264 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Grindleford · 0.5 kmGrindleford is a village and civil parish in the county of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 909. It lies at an altitude of 492 feet (150 m…
Burbage Brook · 0.8 kmBurbage Brook is an upper tributary stream of the River Derwent in the Peak District of England.
Padley Hall · 1.3 kmPadley Hall was an Elizabethan great house overlooking the River Derwent near Grindleford, Derbyshire, England. The remains of the hall today are mostly just foundation walls. The site is a protected Scheduled Monumen…
Padley Chapel · 1.3 kmPadley Chapel is a building in Grindleford, England, on the site of the former Padley Hall. It is a Grade I listed building.
Froggatt Edge · 1.3 kmFroggatt Edge is a gritstone escarpment in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, England, close to the villages of Froggatt, Calver, Curbar, Baslow and Grindleford. The name Froggatt Ed…
Padley Gorge · 1.3 kmPadley Gorge is a deep but narrow valley in the Peak District, Derbyshire between the village of Grindleford and the A6187 road.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grindleford?
- Grindleford is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales local authority.
- How deprived is Grindleford?
- The Derbyshire Dales local authority, which includes Grindleford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.