Little Eaton
Little Eaton is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 2,060. It has 1 pharmacy, 7 restaurants and cafés, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Duffield, 0.9 km away. There were around 22 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 Little Eaton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Amber Valley area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 126,206 residents at roughly 476 people per km².
- Council
- Amber Valley
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 87th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% 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
17°CSunny
- Today: 21° / 15° · 76% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny
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
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
9 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Bicycle theft1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Ilkeston Rural · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1 - Consumption of Alcohol in public spaces – Breach of PSPO. 2 - Youth related ASB –occurring in public spaces and the Town Centre. 3 -…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
168 reported road collisions (2024)
58 killed or seriously injured · 206 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
131 food businesses within 2 miles
- 108 rated 4–5 ★ (93 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Duffield (2.7 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Duffield (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£237,857 average▲ 7.9% YoY
Across Amber Valley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£794 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £580
- 2 bed £737
- 3 bed £908
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)
21 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
56 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: 416 Duffield Road (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
126,206 residents in Amber Valley · 476/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 167 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,408 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (38% of 61,280)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 18,472 pupils
57 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyOutstanding
- David Nieper AcademyGood
- Swanwick Hall SchoolGood
- The Ecclesbourne SchoolGood
- The Ripley AcademyGood
- Aldercar High School
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
- John Flamsteed Community School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Amber Valley
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
- 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
137 applications decided
97.8% granted · 134 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jonathan Davies
Labour
Mid Derbyshire
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure 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
Labour (minority)
- Lab 19
- Con 7
- LD 1
- Grn 5
- Ref 3
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
15 jobs advertised · £16,080 avg
e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Little Eaton – Flexible & Remote, Become a Spanish Tutor in Little Eaton – Flexible & Remote, Bike Delivery Rider
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£743 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,016 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,703 certificates
11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
33% low-carbon electricity
Gas 64% · Biomass 24% · Solar 4% · Imports 4%
279 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Derbyshire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills2,548 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office338 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s304 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership301 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership251 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Little Eaton · 0.0 kmLittle Eaton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 2,430. The name originated from Anglo Saxon times and means the "little town by…
St Paul's Church, Little Eaton · 0.3 kmSt Paul's Church, Little Eaton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Little Eaton, Derbyshire.
Little Eaton railway station · 0.4 kmLittle Eaton railway station was a railway station which served the village of Little Eaton in Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1856 by the Midland Railway on its Ripley branch from Little Eaton Junction to Ripley.
Burley Hill · 1.4 kmBurley Hill is a hamlet in the Erewash district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located one mile north of Allestree. Burley Hill was the location of a pottery in the 13th and 14th centuries and some of th…
Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club · 1.6 kmBreadsall Priory is a former Augustinian priory in Derbyshire, situated around two kilometres north of Breadsall, and two kilometres east of Little Eaton. The priory was established before 1266 by a member of the Curz…
Duffield Bank Railway · 1.8 kmThe Duffield Bank Railway was built by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood in the grounds of his house on a hillside overlooking Duffield, Derbyshire in 1874. Although the Ordnance Survey map circa 1880 does not show the rail…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Eaton?
- Little Eaton is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Amber Valley local authority.
- What is the population of Little Eaton?
- Little Eaton has an approximate settlement population of 2,060.
- How deprived is Little Eaton?
- The Amber Valley local authority, which includes Little Eaton, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.