Mayfield (East Staffordshire)
Mayfield (East Staffordshire) is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 1,100. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Alton Towers Car Park, 7.8 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Mayfield (East Staffordshire) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Derbyshire Dales area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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 29th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% 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
7°CClear
- Today: 12° / 5° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:36
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
6 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Other theft1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Marston and Clifton · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- Speeding & Hazardous driving
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
101 food businesses within 2 miles
- 70 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Alton Towers Car Park (7.8 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Uttoxeter (13.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£341,776 average▼ 0.4% YoY
Across Derbyshire Dales · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Stepping Stones (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
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
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)
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
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 49 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
137 applications decided
84.7% granted · 116 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
John Whitby
Labour
Derbyshire Dales
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
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
- Supermarkets1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,165 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
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
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Wind 26% · Biomass 23% · Imports 3%
209 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in DE6
- Ashbourne Medical Practice
- Henmore Health - Brailsford Surgery
- Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Mayfield, Staffordshire · 0.2 kmMayfield is a village on the outskirts of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, about 9 miles from Uttoxeter, situated in East Staffordshire.
Bentley Brook, Bradbourne · 0.8 kmThe Bentley Brook or Bradbourne Brook is a small tributary of the River Dove in Derbyshire, England, and is 14.5 kilometres long
Henmore Brook · 0.8 kmThe Henmore Brook or the River Henmore is a tributary of the River Dove in Derbyshire, England, and is 20 km in length.
St John the Baptist's Church, Mayfield · 0.8 kmSt John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Mayfield, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The core is a Norman church; it was extended in the early 14th century, and the t…
Clifton (Mayfield) railway station · 0.9 kmClifton (Mayfield) railway station was opened on 3 May 1852 by the North Staffordshire Railway at Clifton on the southern fringes of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Originally named Clifton, it was renamed Clifton (Mayfield) o…
Clifton and Compton · 1.0 kmClifton and Compton is a civil parish within the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The parish, despite the name, only includes the villages of Clifton and Hangingbridge; there is a place…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Derbyshire Dales with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mayfield (East Staffordshire)?
- Mayfield (East Staffordshire) is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales local authority.
- How deprived is Mayfield (East Staffordshire)?
- The Derbyshire Dales local authority, which includes Mayfield (East Staffordshire), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.