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West Hallam

West Hallam is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 6,314. It has 18 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Ilkeston, 3.9 km away. There were around 13 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 West Hallam 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
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire
59/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 87th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.

Low crime58
Home affordability75
Affordable rents88
Good schools53
Life expectancy39
Low deprivation53
Employment68
Low council tax58

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 15° · 71% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 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

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · July 2026 52% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Vehicle crime1
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Ilkeston Rural · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • 1 - Consumption of Alcohol in public spaces – Breach of PSPO. 2 - Youth related ASB –occurring in public spaces and the Town Centre. 3 -…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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

93 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 83 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ilkeston (4.3 km)
  • 40 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ilkeston (4.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£237,857 average 7.9% YoY

Across Amber Valley · to 2026-06

Detached£345,563
Semi-detached£224,295
Terraced£178,352
Flat£137,418

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: 137.8p · AppleGreen (2.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (2.9 km)

31 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

29 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 240 kW
  • Nearest: Ron Brooks Toyota (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches10
  • Playgrounds9

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)

A £1,605
B £1,873
C £2,140
D £2,408
E £2,943
F £3,478
G £4,013
H £4,815

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
  • 12 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

Your MP

Jonathan Davies

Labour

Mid Derbyshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,260 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £28,516 avg

e.g. Reach Truck Driver

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

83% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Biomass 30% · Gas 14% · Imports 3%

92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • West Hallam · 0.1 km

    West Hallam is a large village and civil parish west of Ilkeston in the county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England. West Hallam has had its own parish council since 1894 and, since 1974, has been part…

  • St Wilfrid's Church, West Hallam · 0.6 km

    St Wilfrid's Church is a Church of England parish church in West Hallam, Derbyshire.

  • Ye Olde Cinder House · 0.7 km

    Ye Olde Cinder House is a house on Station Road in West Hallam, Derbyshire, and is made of cinder, a type of igneous rock similar to pumice. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1986.

  • West Hallam railway station · 1.0 km

    West Hallam railway station was a railway station located between the villages of Stanley and West Hallam in Derbyshire, England. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1878.

  • Mapperley, Derbyshire · 1.3 km

    Mapperley is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, situated 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Derby and 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Ilkeston. In the 2001 census it had a population…

  • Stanley Common · 1.6 km

    Stanley Common is a village in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is West Hallam?
West Hallam is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Amber Valley local authority.
What is the population of West Hallam?
West Hallam has an approximate settlement population of 6,314.
How deprived is West Hallam?
The Amber Valley local authority, which includes West Hallam, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.