Stretton (North East Derbyshire)
Stretton (North East Derbyshire) is a village in Derbyshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 8 bus stops, and Alfreton railway station is 6.2 km away. There were around 31 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 Stretton (North East Derbyshire) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North East Derbyshire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 101,999 residents at roughly 370 people per km².
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 116th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% 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
15°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 15° · 58% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 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
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
33 reported · July 2026▼ 34% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences14
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: North Wingfield, Pilsley, Stonebroom and Shirland · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1. Speeding Traffic across the entire area. 2. Anti-social behaviour in the North Wingfield area 3. School parking issues across the enti…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
157 reported road collisions (2024)
59 killed or seriously injured · 221 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
129 food businesses within 2 miles
- 115 rated 4–5 ★ (99 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Alfreton (6.2 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Alfreton (6.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£250,387 average▲ 10.6% YoY
Across North East Derbyshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£787 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £566
- 2 bed £718
- 3 bed £873
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 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: 157.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (10.6 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Clay Cross Hospital (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
101,999 residents in North East Derbyshire · 370/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 177 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
£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 49,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
51 schools · 12,891 pupils
46 primary · 3 secondary · 2 other
Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)
49inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolGood
- Tupton Hall SchoolGood
- Eckington SchoolInadequate
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North East Derbyshire
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
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
131 applications decided
90.1% granted · 118 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 26
- Con 14
- Grn 1
- Ref 5
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,810 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£741 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,905 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 49,377 certificates
11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bolsover:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills799 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office404 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership376 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance339 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s311 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Stretton, Derbyshire · 0.3 kmStretton is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as at the 2011 Census was 525. It is near the towns of Clay Cross and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Alfreton on the A61…
Stretton railway station · 0.5 kmStretton railway station was a railway station at Stretton, Derbyshire, England built by the North Midland Railway.
St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross · 1.3 kmSt Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Clay Cross, Derbyshire.
- Clay Lane railway station · 1.3 km
Clay Lane railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the western area of Clay Cross in North East Derbyshire, England. The station had a wooden shelter and a telephone box. It was l…
- Springfield railway station (ALR) · 1.3 km
Springfield railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the western area of Clay Cross in North East Derbyshire, England. The station consisted of nothing more than a nameboard at a…
Clay Cross Tunnel · 1.5 kmClay Cross Tunnel is a 1,784 yards (1,631 m) tunnel on the Midland Main Line line near Clay Cross in Derbyshire, England. It was the most substantial single civil engineering feature present on the North Midland Railw…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stretton (North East Derbyshire)?
- Stretton (North East Derbyshire) is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the North East Derbyshire local authority.
- How deprived is Stretton (North East Derbyshire)?
- The North East Derbyshire local authority, which includes Stretton (North East Derbyshire), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.