Stapleford
Stapleford is a town or village in Derbyshire, England, with around 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 4 restaurants and cafés, 16 bus stops, and Ilkeston railway station 4.4 km away. There were around 143 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 Stapleford 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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 160th of 294 English council areas — better than 46% 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
16°CMist
- Today: 22° / 16° · 66% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:27
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
160 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences78
- Anti-social behaviour18
- Criminal damage & arson17
- Other theft13
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Chilwell · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- How priorities are chosen: The priorities for the Broxtowe NPA is reviewed every 3 months in a Multi-Agency meeting attended by Police, B…
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
452 food businesses within 2 miles
- 378 rated 4–5 ★ (329 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Attenborough (2.6 km)
- 21 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Attenborough (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£217,901 average▲ 2.4% YoY
Across Erewash · to 2026-06
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 (6.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6.5 km)
30 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
59 charging locations within ~8 km
- 30 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 240 kW
- Nearest: Toton Lane Tram park & ride (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms3
- Sports pitches32
- Playgrounds9
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 20 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
- Schools12
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés51
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,330 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
49 jobs advertised · £30,785 avg
e.g. Speech and Language Therapist, Shift Manager, Become a Maths Tutor in Stapleford (Cambridgeshire) – Flexible & Remote
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 Broxtowe:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills735 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership418 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office303 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s298 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership212 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Toton Lane tram stop · 0.3 kmToton Lane is a tram stop and park and ride site on the Nottingham Express Transit network, serving the suburb of Chilwell and town of Stapleford, Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England.
- George Spencer Academy · 0.5 km
The George Spencer Academy is an English academy in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire encompassing both a secondary school and sixth form on the same campus. First opened in 1960, it was named after the headmaster of the Ch…
Toton TMD · 1.0 kmToton Traction Maintenance Depot or Toton Sidings is a large traction maintenance depot located in Toton, Nottinghamshire. The TOPS depot code for the depot is TO. Before TOPS, the shed code was 16A.
East Midlands Hub railway station · 1.0 kmEast Midlands Hub was a planned new railway station on the Leeds Branch of High Speed 2. It was intended to be located on the existing railway sidings in Toton, situated between Nottingham and Derby. The station would…
HMS Sherwood (shore establishment) · 1.0 kmHMS Sherwood is a Royal Naval Reserve stone frigate in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England.
Chetwynd Barracks · 1.1 kmChetwynd Barracks is a British Army installation at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England. HMS Sherwood, a Royal Naval Reserve stone frigate, is located within the barracks. The site will close in 2026.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stapleford?
- Stapleford is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Erewash local authority.
- How deprived is Stapleford?
- The Erewash local authority, which includes Stapleford, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.