Morley (Erewash)
Morley (Erewash) is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Spondon, 5.1 km away. There were around 24 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 Morley (Erewash) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Erewash area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 112,906 residents at roughly 1,030 people per km².
- Council
- Erewash
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 164th of 294 English council areas — better than 44% 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
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 15° / 7° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 6° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:39
9h 39m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
89US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
19 reported · August 2026▲ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Burglary1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Ilkeston Rural · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1 – Over night neighbourhood acquisitive crime 2 – Youth related ASB –occurring in public spaces and the Town Centre. 3 – Vehicle-related…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
168 reported road collisions (2025)
47 killed or seriously injured · 196 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
122 food businesses within 2 miles
- 101 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Spondon (5.1 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Spondon (5.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£218,506 average▲ 1.4% YoY
Across Erewash · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£834 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £601
- 2 bed £789
- 3 bed £949
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,510 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 (7.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7.5 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
62 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: The Oak and Acorn (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches15
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
112,906 residents in Erewash · 1,030/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,314
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,560
- Net moves−246
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 144 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (41% of 53,160)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
51 schools · 15,777 pupils
37 primary · 6 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 16 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
47 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Friesland SchoolGood
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise AcademyGood
- The Long Eaton SchoolRequires improvement
- Kirk Hallam Community Academy
- Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Wilsthorpe School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Erewash
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
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
115 applications decided
91.3% granted · 105 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 25
- Con 16
- LD 1
- Grn 1
- Ref 2
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,300 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£724 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,222 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
37% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,112 certificates
11.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
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 Mid Derbyshire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills2,551 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks254 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND219 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth164 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK144 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Morley, Derbyshire · 1.2 kmMorley is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England.
- Oakwood, Derby · 1.3 km
Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby, Derbyshire, England that was built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. At the time of construction, it was one of the largest new housing estates in Europe.
Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club · 1.5 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…
All Saints' Church, Breadsall · 1.6 kmAll Saints' Church, Breadsall is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Breadsall, Derbyshire.
Breadsall · 1.7 kmBreadsall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. The population of the village at the 2021 census was 792. Breadsall Priory is one of the oldest buildings in the village. The v…
Mid Derbyshire · 1.8 kmMid Derbyshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The Member of Parliament has been Jonathan Davies of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election. As with all constituenc…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morley (Erewash)?
- Morley (Erewash) is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Erewash local authority.
- How deprived is Morley (Erewash)?
- The Erewash local authority, which includes Morley (Erewash), is around the average in England on the IoD2025.