Turnditch
Turnditch is a village in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 301. It has 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Shottle, 0.6 km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, 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 Turnditch area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Amber Valley area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 126,206 residents at roughly 476 people per km².
- Council
- Amber Valley
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 87th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% 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
21°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 14° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:29
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
168 reported road collisions (2024)
58 killed or seriously injured · 206 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shottle (1.0 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Belper (5.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£237,857 average▲ 7.9% YoY
Across Amber Valley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£794 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £580
- 2 bed £737
- 3 bed £908
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Morrisons (5.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Jet (11 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: The Cock Inn (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
126,206 residents in Amber Valley · 476/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 167 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
£2,408 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (38% of 61,280)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 18,472 pupils
57 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyOutstanding
- David Nieper AcademyGood
- Swanwick Hall SchoolGood
- The Ecclesbourne SchoolGood
- The Ripley AcademyGood
- Aldercar High School
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
- John Flamsteed Community School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Amber Valley
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
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
137 applications decided
97.8% granted · 134 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 19
- Con 7
- LD 1
- Grn 5
- Ref 3
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£743 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,016 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,703 certificates
11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Derbyshire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills2,548 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office338 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s304 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership301 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership251 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
All Saints' Church, Turnditch · 0.1 kmAll Saints' Church, Turnditch is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Turnditch, Derbyshire.
- Frederick Inglefield · 0.1 km
Admiral Sir Frederick Samuel Inglefield, was a Royal Navy officer who served as Fourth Sea Lord, was appointed as a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy and commanded auxiliary patrol forces in World War I…
Turnditch · 0.2 kmTurnditch is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 301. It is around 10 miles (16 km) north of Derby on the A517 road…
Shottle railway station · 1.0 kmShottle railway station is a stop on the preserved Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, serving the small town of Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England. It was originally a station on a former Midland Railway line, which branche…
Cross o' th' Hands · 1.1 kmCross o' th' Hands is a small area of settlement in Derbyshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Derby on the A517 road between Hulland and Turnditch.
- Cowers Lane · 1.2 km
Cowers Lane is a settlement in Derbyshire bordering Shottle, within the civil parish of Shottle and Postern, near Belper, Derbyshire England along the A517 road. In Norman times, Shottle Park was one of the seven park…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Turnditch?
- Turnditch is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Amber Valley local authority.
- What is the population of Turnditch?
- Turnditch has an approximate settlement population of 301.
- How deprived is Turnditch?
- The Amber Valley local authority, which includes Turnditch, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.