Newton Solney

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 11° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:31

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Mercia · Derbyshire

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

179 reported road collisions (2024)

48 killed or seriously injured · 238 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

96 food businesses within 2 miles

• 75 rated 4–5 ★ (58 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Willington (3.2 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£258,672 average▲ 5.6% YoY

Across South Derbyshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£879 average monthly rent▲ 4.4% YoY

• 1 bed £608
• 2 bed £797
• 3 bed £1,001

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 140.9p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Rumenco LTD (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Funding available to help communities access skills and employment opportunities· 8 Sept 2026
• Chair's Blog: July 2026· 24 Aug 2026
• Residents asked to not have garden fires following prolonged dry weather· 18 Aug 2026
• Power Supply Disruption at Etwall Leisure Centre· 12 Aug 2026
• Put your business on the move with advertising on Council vehicles· 11 Aug 2026

Source: South Derbyshire Council

107,205 residents in South Derbyshire · 317/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 218 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,340 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (23% of 51,050)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

58 schools · 14,656 pupils

42 primary · 4 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 22 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

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

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

• In a conservation area (Newton Solney)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

131 applications decided

92.4% granted · 121 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Samantha Niblett

Labour

South Derbyshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 21
• Con 11
• LD 2
• Oth 2

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

• Schools2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

507 jobs advertised · £48,895 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician - Leicester, Roadside Technician Nights - Leicester, Mobile Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

£828 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,055 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,469 certificates

10% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Biomass 35% · Gas 18% · Imports 4%

111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 81 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Derbyshire:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills870 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership385 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office372 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s331 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test301 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  St Mary the Virgin's Church, Newton Solney · 0.2 km

  St Mary the Virgin's Church, Newton Solney is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Newton Solney, Derbyshire.

• Newton Solney · 0.2 km

  Newton Solney is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England, located about two miles (3 km) from the East Staffordshire border, near to Burton upon Trent. The population of the civil parish as of th…

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  River Dove, central England · 0.5 km

  The River Dove is the principal river of the southwestern Peak District, in the Midlands of England, and is around 45 miles (72 km) in length. It rises on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton and flows generally south to its con…

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  Bladon Castle · 1.2 km

  Bladon Castle is a folly, partly converted into a country house, located some 600 yards (550 m) southwest of the village of Newton Solney in South Derbyshire, 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Burton-on-Trent and close to…

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  Claymills Pumping Station · 1.8 km

  Claymills Pumping Station is a restored Victorian sewage pumping station on the north side of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England DE13 0DA. It was designed by James Mansergh and used to pump sewage to the sewage…

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  Monks Bridge, River Dove · 1.8 km

  Monks Bridge is a road bridge across the River Dove between Stretton, Staffordshire, and Egginton, Derbyshire. A bridge has existed here since the early 13th century, though much of the current structure dates to the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)