Morley (Amber Valley)
Morley (Amber Valley) is a village in Derbyshire, England. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Duffield, 5.1 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Morley (Amber Valley) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Amber Valley area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 126,206 residents at roughly 476 people per km².
- Council
- Amber Valley
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 6° · 51% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:29
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
4 reported · August 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Public order2
Neighbourhood team: Shipley, Smalley, Mapperley, Horsley and Horlsey Woodhouse · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1. Nuisance motorbikes and quad bikes around Heanor and Langley Mill 2. Counterfeit goods in Heanor 3. Anti-Social Behaviour around Langl…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
196 reported road collisions (2025)
50 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
51 food businesses within 2 miles
- 41 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Duffield (5.1 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Duffield (5.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£232,141 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Amber Valley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£799 average monthly rent▲ 4% YoY
- 1 bed £584
- 2 bed £741
- 3 bed £914
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,912 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Morley Hayes (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Golf courses4
- Playgrounds2
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,039
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,050
- Net moves+1,989
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 161 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
72 schools · 18,391 pupils
56 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
69 inspected 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
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
144 applications decided
98.6% granted · 142 granted, 2 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Linsey Farnsworth
Labour
Amber Valley
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
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
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,290 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£743 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% 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
55% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Biomass 28% · Wind 24% · Imports 4%
195 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 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
Health services
9 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in DE7
- Arthur Medical Centre
- Old Station Surgery
- South Street Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Amber Valley:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills3,919 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND191 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth177 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK162 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months138 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Stainsby House · 1.1 kmStainsby House is an architecturally notable house in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England. It was designed by Nottingham architect David Shelley, and built for the businessman Robert Morley, owner of Alida Packagin…
Horsley Woodhouse · 1.6 kmHorsley Woodhouse is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,219. It is situated on the…
Amber Valley · 1.7 kmAmber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to…
Smalley, Derbyshire · 1.7 kmSmalley is a village on the main A608 Heanor to Derby road in Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 2,784.
Horsley, Derbyshire · 2.0 kmHorsley is a small village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, roughly 5 miles north of the City of Derby, England, with a population of 973 at the 2011 Census.
Horston Castle · 2.2 kmHorston Castle is about 1 mile to the south of the village of Horsley, some 5 miles north of the English city of Derby. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument but, as of 2018, is on Historic England's Heritage at Ri…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morley (Amber Valley)?
- Morley (Amber Valley) is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Amber Valley local authority.
- How deprived is Morley (Amber Valley)?
- The Amber Valley local authority, which includes Morley (Amber Valley), is around the average in England on the IoD2025.