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Sutton in Ashfield

Sutton in Ashfield is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 36,404. It has around 1 GP surgery and clinic, 1 pharmacy, and 14 restaurants and cafés, with 15 bus stops and Alfreton railway station 3.5 km away. There were around 349 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sutton in Ashfield area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bolsover area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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 146th of 294 English council areas — better than 50% of them.

Low crime50
Home affordability94
Affordable rents97
Good schools59
Life expectancy21
Low deprivation17
Employment60
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

8°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 6° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:26

9h 16m 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

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

Road safety

139 reported road collisions (2025)

39 killed or seriously injured · 193 casualties · 17.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

432 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 338 rated 4–5 ★ (298 top)
  • 27 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Sutton Parkway (1.6 km)
  • 73 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Sutton Parkway (1.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£183,198 average▲ 1.5% YoY

Across Bolsover · to 2026-08

Detached£261,339
Semi-detached£173,648
Terraced£143,803
Flat£87,199

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£706 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £497
  • 2 bed £645
  • 3 bed £747

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

1,197 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: 155.9p · Esso (7.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.4 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

40 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: New Street Car Park, NG17 1BW (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms3
  • Sports pitches27
  • Playgrounds11

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,573
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,781
  • Net moves+792

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 52 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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 · 10,636 pupils

33 primary · 5 secondary · 5 other

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

40 inspected 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

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

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

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

Planning decisions

71 applications decided

95.8% granted · 68 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Lee Anderson

Reform UK

Ashfield

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools13
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens21
  • Restaurants & cafés49

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,545 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

264 jobs advertised · £41,211 avg

e.g. Ward Hostess/Host, Support Planner, Student Support Coach - Maternity Cover

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£679 median full-time weekly pay

3% 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

Grid electricity

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Biomass 33% · Gas 16% · Imports 5%

102 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 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

Health services

17 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in NG17

  • Willowbrook Medical Practice
  • Woodlands Medical Practice
  • King'S Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ashfield:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sutton in Ashfield?
Sutton in Ashfield is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Bolsover local authority.
What is the population of Sutton in Ashfield?
Sutton in Ashfield has an approximate settlement population of 36,404.
How deprived is Sutton in Ashfield?
The Bolsover local authority, which includes Sutton in Ashfield, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.