Unstone Green
Unstone Green is a town or village in Derbyshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café and 6 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Dronfield, 2.9 km away. There were around 30 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 Unstone Green area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Chesterfield area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 103,569 residents at roughly 1,568 people per km².
- Council
- Chesterfield
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 143rd of 294 English council areas — better than 51% 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 13° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · 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
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom
Crime
27 reported · July 2026▲ 29% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Other theft3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary2
Neighbourhood team: Whittington and Barrow Hill · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance Bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
133 reported road collisions (2024)
41 killed or seriously injured · 163 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
204 food businesses within 2 miles
- 186 rated 4–5 ★ (170 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dronfield (2.9 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dronfield (2.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£199,439 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Chesterfield · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£754 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £538
- 2 bed £692
- 3 bed £827
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (5.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (8.8 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
33 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: HEN UK STATION 2 (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
103,569 residents in Chesterfield · 1,568/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 86 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,339 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (53% of 51,340)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
52 schools · 15,624 pupils
36 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 20 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyOutstanding
- Brookfield Community SchoolGood
- Outwood Academy Hasland HallGood
- Whittington Green SchoolGood
- Netherthorpe School
- Outwood Academy Newbold
- Parkside Community School
- Springwell Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chesterfield
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
100 applications decided
90% granted · 90 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 27
- LD 11
- Ref 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,115 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£718 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,241 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,094 certificates
12.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 80 yrs women · 77 yrs men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Derbyshire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills450 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation346 local signatures · 22,957 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s309 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership306 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Unstone · 0.2 kmUnstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire, in the North East Derbyshire administrative district approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south east of Dronfield.
River Drone · 0.7 kmThe River Drone is a river which flows south from its source on the Sheffield, South Yorkshire, border. It flows through Dronfield, Unstone and Unstone Green in Derbyshire before merging at Sheepbridge to the north of…
- Broomhouse Tunnel · 0.8 km
Broomhouse Tunnel was on the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield. It was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 on what is known to railwaymen as the "New Road" to Sheffield. This bypassed the North Mid…
- Peak FM (North Derbyshire) · 1.6 km
Peak FM was an Independent Local Radio station serving north Derbyshire. The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.
- Hundall · 1.9 km
Hundall is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Unstone Green?
- Unstone Green is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Chesterfield local authority.
- How deprived is Unstone Green?
- The Chesterfield local authority, which includes Unstone Green, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.