Issues and SWOT: North East Derbyshire

strength

Use the opened leisure hub inclusively

Clay Cross Active has opened with swimming and community facilities.

Proposed response: Connect affordable sessions with people who previously faced barriers.

Evidence

strength

Make room for homes people can afford

Average private rent is £791 a month (August 2026) in North East Derbyshire council area. This is £668 lower than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 4% in Wingerworth to 14.8% in Clay Cross North — a gap of 10.8 percentage points.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

weakness

Give traders a clear recovery programme

The town-centre contractor stopped work and disruption remains a stated concern.

Proposed response: Publish a realistic route to restarting and completing works.

Evidence

weakness

Bring support closer to people in poor health

6.5% of people reported bad or very bad health in North East Derbyshire council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.5% in Dronfield Woodhouse to 9.7% in Clay Cross South — a gap of 6.2 percentage points.

This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.

opportunity

Turn the energy plan into measured projects

The local energy plan is complete and identifies business and building actions.

Proposed response: Select practical projects with verifiable savings.

Evidence

opportunity

Plan homes and care around an older population

24.8% of people in North East Derbyshire council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 17.4% in Eckington South & Renishaw to 36% in Coal Aston — a gap of 18.6 percentage points.

Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.

opportunity

Connect local skills to local opportunities

27.6% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in North East Derbyshire council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 12.5% in Wingerworth to 29.8% in Clay Cross South — a gap of 17.3 percentage points.

Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.

opportunity

Target safety work where problems repeat

Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in North East Derbyshire council area.

Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.

opportunity

Turn published plans into visible progress

3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.

A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.

opportunity

Target support where disadvantages overlap

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 9% in Dronfield Woodhouse to 26.5% in Clay Cross South — a gap of 17.5 percentage points.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

threat

Keep further commitments within a revised delivery case

Stopped town-centre works can affect cost, access and future letting.

Proposed response: Reassess cost and demand before expanding scope.

Evidence