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Shirland and Stonebroom

Shirland and Stonebroom is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has one pharmacy and one restaurant or café, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Alfreton, 3.5 km away. There were around 13 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 Shirland and Stonebroom area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bolsover area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 80,273 residents at roughly 501 people per km².

Council
Bolsover
County
Derbyshire
Constituency
Bolsover
Police force
Derbyshire
51/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 142nd of 294 English council areas — better than 52% of them.

Low crime50
Home affordability94
Affordable rents96
Good schools59
Life expectancy25
Low deprivation18
Employment59
Low council tax19

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

16°CMist

  • Today: 21° / 15° · 73% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:30

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

14 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Public order2
  • Criminal damage & arson1

1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Tibshelf · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • 1: Inconsiderate and unsafe parking outside schools - Ongoing concerns regarding road safety risks, near misses, and obstruction caused b…

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

Road safety

142 reported road collisions (2024)

32 killed or seriously injured · 195 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

91 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 85 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Alfreton (3.5 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Alfreton (3.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£188,025 average 6.6% YoY

Across Bolsover · to 2026-06

Detached£271,407
Semi-detached£177,823
Terraced£145,541
Flat£90,458

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£710 average monthly rent 5.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £500
  • 2 bed £648
  • 3 bed £751

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

Affordability

5.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.0 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (9.6 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Private Charger at HW Martin Ltd (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

80,273 residents in Bolsover · 501/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 58 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,559 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (58% of 38,920)

A £1,706
B £1,991
C £2,275
D £2,559
E £3,128
F £3,697
G £4,266
H £5,119

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

Schools

43 schools · 10,888 pupils

33 primary · 5 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 19 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Frederick Gent SchoolGood
  • Heritage High SchoolGood
  • Shirebrook Academy
  • The Bolsover School
  • Tibshelf Community School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bolsover

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

57 applications decided

96.5% granted · 55 granted, 2 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 22
  • Con 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 12

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,565 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£679 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,224 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 43,191 certificates

13.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men

72% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bolsover:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Stonebroom · 0.4 km

    Stonebroom is a village in the district of North East Derbyshire in Derbyshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Shirland and Higham.

  • St Peter's Church, Stonebroom · 0.5 km

    St Peter's Church, Stonebroom is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Stonebroom, Derbyshire.

  • Doe Hill railway station · 0.5 km

    Doe Hill railway station served the village of Stonebroom, Derbyshire, England, from 1862 to 1960 on the Erewash Valley Line.

  • England · 0.5 km

    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotla…

  • Morton, Derbyshire · 1.3 km

    Morton is a civil parish and village, three miles north of Alfreton in North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,195.

  • Holy Cross Church, Morton · 1.4 km

    Holy Cross Church, Morton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Morton, Derbyshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Shirland and Stonebroom?
Shirland and Stonebroom is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Bolsover local authority.
How deprived is Shirland and Stonebroom?
The Bolsover local authority, which includes Shirland and Stonebroom, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.