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Hardwick Wood

Hardwick Wood is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 2,200. There are 3 bus stops, around 1 pharmacies and 1 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Chesterfield, 5.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, 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 Hardwick Wood area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North East Derbyshire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 101,999 residents at roughly 370 people per km².

Council
North East Derbyshire
County
Derbyshire
Constituency
North East Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
55/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 116th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% of them.

Low crime83
Home affordability69
Affordable rents85
Good schools3
Life expectancy37
Low deprivation56
Employment78
Low council tax41

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: 20° / 14° · 42% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

9 reported · July 2026 29% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Other theft3
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Wingerworth and Rural · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • 1: Drug Dealing, hotspot areas around New Tupton. 2: School Parking and Speeding continues to be an issue on various locations on the Bea…

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

Road safety

157 reported road collisions (2024)

59 killed or seriously injured · 221 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

63 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 53 rated 4–5 ★ (49 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Chesterfield (5.4 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Chesterfield (5.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£250,387 average 10.6% YoY

Across North East Derbyshire · to 2026-06

Detached£341,724
Semi-detached£226,715
Terraced£178,769
Flat£122,710

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£787 average monthly rent 3.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £566
  • 2 bed £718
  • 3 bed £873

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

Affordability

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (9.4 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

30 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Six Halts (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

101,999 residents in North East Derbyshire · 370/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 177 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

£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (39% of 49,100)

A £1,644
B £1,918
C £2,193
D £2,467
E £3,015
F £3,563
G £4,111
H £4,933

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

Schools

51 schools · 12,891 pupils

46 primary · 3 secondary · 2 other

Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)

49inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolGood
  • Tupton Hall SchoolGood
  • Eckington SchoolInadequate

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North East Derbyshire

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

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

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

Planning decisions

131 applications decided

90.1% granted · 118 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour

North East Derbyshire

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
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 26
  • Con 14
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 5
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£741 median full-time weekly pay

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

£23,905 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 · 49,377 certificates

11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Biomass 30% · Gas 14% · Imports 4%

91 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Derbyshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Wingerworth · 1.4 km

    Wingerworth is a large village and parish in North East Derbyshire, England. Its population, according to the 2011 census, was 6,533. Wingerworth is 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Chesterfield, 15 miles (24 km) south o…

  • All Saints' Church, Wingerworth · 1.6 km

    All Saints’ Church, Wingerworth is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Wingerworth, Derbyshire.

  • Wingerworth Hall · 1.7 km

    Wingerworth Hall, demolished 1927, was the ancestral home of the Hunloke family in the village of Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England. It was built on an elevated site and completed in 1724 by an unknown architect. The h…

  • Alton, Derbyshire · 2.3 km

    Alton is a very small village in Derbyshire, England. Alton is in the civil parish of Ashover, and is around 2 miles away from Clay Cross although it is not part of the town. The village does not have a church, a scho…

  • Old Tupton · 2.3 km

    Old Tupton is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the A61 Derby road, near to Tupton, and to the south of Chesterfield.

  • Clay Cross Town F.C. · 2.5 km

    Clay Cross Town Football Club is an English football club based in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. The club plays in the United Counties League Premier Division North.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hardwick Wood?
Hardwick Wood is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the North East Derbyshire local authority.
How deprived is Hardwick Wood?
The North East Derbyshire local authority, which includes Hardwick Wood, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.