Matlock Bath

14°COvercast

• Today: 14° / 6° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:37

9h 35m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

61US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

41 reported · August 2026▲ 71% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences15
• Criminal damage & arson7
• Public order7
• Anti-social behaviour6

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Matlock Bath, Cromford and Bonsall · Derbyshire

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

170 reported road collisions (2025)

57 killed or seriously injured · 239 casualties · 23.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

181 food businesses within 2 miles

• 146 rated 4–5 ★ (104 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£341,776 average▼ 0.4% YoY

Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£819 average monthly rent▲ 9% YoY

• 1 bed £593
• 2 bed £760
• 3 bed £909

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

977 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches13
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

71,541 residents in Derbyshire Dales · 90/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,567
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,855
• Net moves+712

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 213 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

65 schools · 9,194 pupils

59 primary · 4 secondary · 2 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Derbyshire Dales

689 CQC-registered services

• Care homes245
• GP practices111
• Dentists139
• Homecare agencies147
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire

• In a conservation area (Matlock Bath)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 111 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

137 applications decided

84.7% granted · 116 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

John Whitby

Labour

Derbyshire Dales

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

• Lab 6
• Con 9
• LD 12
• Grn 4
• Oth 3

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

• Schools4
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés45

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£804 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% 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

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

51% low-carbon electricity

Gas 45% · Biomass 30% · Solar 17% · Imports 3%

215 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

5 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in DE4

• Credas Medical
• Hannage Brook Medical Centre
• Crich Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Derbyshire Dales:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills1,414 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ban on sale of disposable BBQs299 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects205 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Matlock Bath War Memorial · 0.0 km

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

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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