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Matlock Bath

Matlock Bath is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 3,500. The area features 1 park or green space and around 39 restaurants and cafés, with 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Matlock Bath, 0.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 23 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 Matlock Bath 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
69/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 21st of 294 English council areas — better than 93% of them.

Low crime91
Home affordability41
Affordable rents84
Good schools26
Life expectancy85
Low deprivation83
Employment98
Low council tax49

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

18°CSunny

  • Today: 23° / 15° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:26

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

19 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order3
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Matlock Bath, Cromford and Bonsall · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • Nuisance Vehicles / Motorbike Parking

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

186 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 146 rated 4–5 ★ (106 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Matlock Bath (0.1 km)
  • 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Matlock Bath (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£353,364 average 11.7% YoY

Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-06

Detached£489,311
Semi-detached£321,506
Terraced£270,965
Flat£190,501

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: 157.9p · Esso (1.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (1.6 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Glendon Bed and Breakfast (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches13
  • Playgrounds8

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)

A £1,630
B £1,901
C £2,173
D £2,445
E £2,988
F £3,531
G £4,075
H £4,889

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 (Matlock Bath)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 111 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

  • Schools4
  • Parks & greens9
  • Restaurants & cafés45

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Matlock Bath – Flexible & Remote, Housekeeping Room Attendant, Become a Spanish Tutor in Matlock Bath – Flexible & Remote

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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Biomass 21% · Wind 16% · Imports 3%

253 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Matlock Bath War Memorial · 0.0 km

    Matlock Bath War Memorial is a 20th-century grade II* listed war memorial in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.

  • Matlock Bath railway station · 0.1 km

    Matlock Bath railway station serves the village of Matlock Bath in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby with Matlock. The station building is Grade II listed and is locate…

  • Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times · 0.3 km

    The Life in a Lens Museum of Photography and Old Times was a museum in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. Opened in 2001, the museum was dedicated to presenting the history of photography from 1839 to around the beg…

  • Heights of Abraham Cable Car · 0.3 km

    The Heights of Abraham Cable Car is a gondola lift in the English county of Derbyshire. About 1/3 of a mile long, it links the spa town of Matlock Bath with the Heights of Abraham, a tourist attraction 554 feet (169 m…

  • Lovers' Walks · 0.4 km

    Lovers' Walks is a public park in Matlock Bath, in Derbyshire, England. Its history dates from the 18th century, and it is listed Grade II* in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. It is designated a Site…

  • Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath · 0.4 km

    The Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath, is an Edwardian building in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, built in 1910 and run by the local community and operated by their own charitable company. It houses the Peak District L…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Matlock Bath?
Matlock Bath is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales local authority.
How deprived is Matlock Bath?
The Derbyshire Dales local authority, which includes Matlock Bath, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.