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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 (IoD2019). 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
48/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 160th of 294 English council areas — better than 46% of them.

Low crime40
Home affordability82
Affordable rents78
Good schools19
Life expectancy28
Low deprivation53
Employment48
Low council tax69

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

18°CSunny

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 66% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

24 reported · July 2026 41% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences10
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Public order3

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Long Eaton Rural · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • 1. Cross-border Operations 2. Pro-active serious violence prevention 3. Public space anti-social behaviour

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

Road safety

146 reported road collisions (2024)

35 killed or seriously injured · 197 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

221 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 186 rated 4–5 ★ (161 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£217,901 average 2.4% YoY

Across Erewash · to 2026-06

Detached£320,517
Semi-detached£214,177
Terraced£167,256
Flat£102,851

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£834 average monthly rent 2.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £601
  • 2 bed £789
  • 3 bed £949

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)

34 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)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 168 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (41% of 53,160)

A £1,574
B £1,836
C £2,098
D £2,361
E £2,885
F £3,410
G £3,934
H £4,721

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

Schools

50 schools · 15,777 pupils

37 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 16 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

47inspected 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

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

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

76 applications decided

92.1% granted · 70 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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

4,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

81 jobs advertised · £25,627 avg

e.g. Principal Process Engineer - Water Industry, IT Sales Account Manager, Senior Mechanical Engineer (DJR Mark ups)

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

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Erewash:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Borough of Erewash · 0.0 km

    Erewash 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 km

    All Saints' Church, Risley is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Risley, Derbyshire.

  • Latin House, Risley · 0.1 km

    Latin 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 km

    Risley 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 km

    The 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)

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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 IoD2019.