Risley
Risley is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 2,800. There are around 1 restaurants and cafés, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Long Eaton, 4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 11 recorded street crimes, 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 Risley 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
- Erewash
- 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°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 8° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:27
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
20 reported · August 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Other theft3
- Public order3
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Long Eaton Rural · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1 – Cross-border Operations, focusing on Drugs and Theft of and Theft from Motor Vehicles. 2 – Safer High Streets/Businesses 3 – Keeping…
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
218 food businesses within 2 miles
- 188 rated 4–5 ★ (163 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Long Eaton (4.0 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Long Eaton (4.0 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 (5.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)
23 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
40 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 240 kW
- Nearest: Holiday Inn Derby-Nottingham M1 (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds1
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
- In a conservation area (Risley)
- Within the Green Belt
- 19 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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,300 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
77 jobs advertised · £26,993 avg
e.g. Associate, Senior Mechanical Designer, Support Worker (Substance Misuse)
Source: Adzuna
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
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in DE72
- Overdale Medical Practice
- Evans Pharmacy
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Erewash:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills892 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth211 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK161 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks126 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Borough of Erewash · 0.0 kmErewash is a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire, England. The borough is named after the River Erewash. The council has offices in both the borough's towns of Ilkeston and Long Eaton. The boro…
All Saints' Church, Risley · 0.1 kmAll Saints' Church, Risley is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Risley, Derbyshire.
Latin House, Risley · 0.1 kmLatin House, Risley is a Grade II* listed building in Risley, Derbyshire.
- Risley Hall, Derbyshire · 0.1 km
Risley Hall is a country house used as a hotel set in 17 acres (69,000 m2) of private landscaped grounds in the Derbyshire countryside, near the village of Risley, England. It has 35 bedrooms, function rooms and cater…
Risley, Derbyshire · 0.2 kmRisley is a small village and parish in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 711. It is four miles south of Ilkeston.
Soldiers and Sailors Sports Ground, Breaston · 0.7 kmThe Soldiers & Sailors Sports Ground is a sports facility, located on the outskirts of the Civil Parish of Breaston, on Risley Lane, near the A52.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Risley?
- Risley is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Erewash local authority.
- How deprived is Risley?
- The Erewash local authority, which includes Risley, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.