Whaley Bridge

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 12° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:31

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Manchester Oxford Road, United Kingdom

28 reported · July 2026▲ 65% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences13
• Public order5
• Anti-social behaviour4
• Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Whaley Bridge · Derbyshire

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

154 reported road collisions (2024)

60 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

56 food businesses within 2 miles

• 49 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Whaley Bridge (0.1 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£252,980 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across High Peak · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£928 average monthly rent▲ 6.7% YoY

• 1 bed £619
• 2 bed £803
• 3 bed £982

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (4.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Morrisons (4.8 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-High Peak Whaley Bridge (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches19
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

90,933 residents in High Peak · 169/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 202 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,385 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (30% of 43,880)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

58 schools · 10,747 pupils

43 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 22 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · High Peak

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

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

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

91 applications decided

79.1% granted · 72 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jon Pearce

Labour

High Peak

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 25
• Con 9
• LD 1
• Grn 2
• Ref 1
• Oth 5

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens102
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

11 jobs advertised · £31,672 avg

e.g. Cleaner, Lead Generation Executive, Concrete Finisher

Source: Adzuna

£738 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,328 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 40,311 certificates

12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

70% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Imports 16% · Gas 14% · Solar 7%

59 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in High Peak:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office443 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills418 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership414 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Whaley Bridge · 0.1 km

  Whaley Bridge is a town and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the River Goyt, 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Manchester, 7 miles (11 km) north of Buxton, 9 miles (14 km)…

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  Whaley Bridge railway station · 0.2 km

  Whaley Bridge railway station serves the Peak District town of Whaley Bridge, in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Buxton Line, 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly.

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  Buxton Road Bridge · 0.3 km

  Buxton Road Bridge is a railway bridge over the A5004 road in Whaley Bridge, in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It carries the Buxton line.

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  Todd Brook · 0.6 km

  Todd Brook is a small river running through the English counties of Cheshire and Derbyshire.

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  Toddbrook Reservoir · 0.9 km

  Toddbrook Reservoir, a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal, opened in 1838. It is above the town of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England. The reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI…

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  St James' Church, Buxworth · 1.0 km

  St. James' Church, Buxworth is a 19th-century Church of England church in the village of Buxworth, Derbyshire. The church dates back to 1874 and is a Grade II listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)