United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~72k · 64 state-funded schools
High earnings and safety come at the cost of a significant premium on property in Derbyshire Dales. While local weekly pay is strong at £804, a median house price of £315,000 pushes the affordability ratio to 7.5 times annual earnings. This makes buying a challenge, even if monthly rent remains relatively accessible at 22.9% of gross pay. The trade-off is a high quality of life, evidenced by a crime rate that is lower than 93% of England authorities and a low deprivation score. With 93.3% of pupils attending schools rated Good or Outstanding, this area suits professionals who can leverage local pay scales to secure a home in a safe, high-performing environment.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Derbyshire Dales ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,808/yr
High
Better than 67% of UK LAs
House price
£315,000
Mid-range
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Rent
£797/mo
Affordable
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,445/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
45.3/1k
Safest
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.9
Least deprived
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Schools
90.6%
Weak
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
67 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
58 of 64 (90.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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64 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 64 schools, sortable and filterable.
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