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Overview

East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Derbyshire Dales

2026/27 view

Derbyshire Dales · ONS E07000035

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

65/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 48 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover71
Debt burden70
Liquidity86
Debt direction16
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-13.93m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£1.32m 8.6%
Service expenditure £14.74m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£2.01m 15.8%
Unallocated reserves £4.94m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£424.2k 7.9%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £14.74m
25.0%
2020/21: £11.79m 2021/22: £11.21m 2022/23: £10.82m 2023/24: £12.72m 2024/25: £14.74m
Net revenue expenditure £13.45m
8.5%
2020/21: £14.71m 2021/22: £11.54m 2022/23: £10.60m 2023/24: £14.02m 2024/25: £13.45m
Council Tax requirement £9.38m
15.3%
2020/21: £8.13m 2021/22: £8.40m 2022/23: £8.72m 2023/24: £9.02m 2024/25: £9.38m
Unallocated reserves £4.94m
53.8%
2020/21: £10.68m 2021/22: £11.05m 2022/23: £9.99m 2023/24: £5.36m 2024/25: £4.94m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population71,7572024 estimate
Latest net debt£-13.93m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Derbyshire Dales, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
51.4%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

1.7 percentage points vs 2023/24
38 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste361.8 kgper household+21.8 kg year on year
Waste collected371.3 kgper resident+11.6 kg year on year
Household waste26,645tonnes collected13,704 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

13,704 t recycled, composted or reused 12,941 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

51.4%
2015/16: 56.1%2016/17: 59.8%2017/18: 60.3%2018/19: 59.6%2019/20: 61.9%2020/21: 55.6%2021/22: 51.5%2022/23: 52.7%2023/24: 53.1%2024/25: 51.4%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Derbyshire Dales.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
66 Open schools
9,448 Pupils
11,841 School places
79.8% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Derbyshire Dales.

Attainment 8
47.7
East Midlands 45.0
England 46.1
1.6 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
45.2%
East Midlands 43.1%
England 45.4%
0.2 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
40.0%
East Midlands 36.9%
England 40.5%
0.5 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

0.05

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

50.9 18/19
54.3 19/20
52.9 20/21
51.1 21/22
48.3 22/23
48.1 23/24
47.7 24/25
Education context

Derbyshire Dales's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with East Midlands and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Derbyshire Dales, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£315,000
+ 18.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£43,071
+ 23.0% over five years
House price to earnings
7.31×
Improved from 7.63× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Derbyshire Dales.

£810 / month
+ 7.3% in the last year
July 2026
Derbyshire Dales
£810
+ 7.3%
East Midlands
£918
+ 3.6%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with East Midlands £108 less per month
Compared with England £641 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Derbyshire Dales
7.31×
East Midlands
6.91×
England
7.64×
Compared with East Midlands Less affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received152this quarter+46 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided113this quarter−4 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
89.4%approved
Overall approval rate101 granted12 refused+3.1 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

71.7%
Rank 283 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

4.2 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major3100.0%100.0% Minor4684.8%67.4% Other6492.2%73.4%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1692024 Q3: 1412024 Q4: 1192025 Q1: 1522025 Q2: 1202025 Q3: 1302025 Q4: 1062026 Q1: 1522024 Q2: 1012024 Q3: 1832024 Q4: 1262025 Q1: 1252025 Q2: 1372025 Q3: 1192025 Q4: 1172026 Q1: 113
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

90%
Required658homes over three years
Delivered589homes over three years
100% requirement
Action planHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Derbyshire Dales, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 3,230 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 45.0 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 32.0% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Derbyshire Dales Your council
45.0 + 32.0%
East Midlands Region
76.6 − 1.1%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Derbyshire Dales has a recorded crime rate 41.2% below East Midlands. It is 46.1% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Derbyshire
Violence 1,316
18.3 per 1,000 + 16.5%
Theft 801
11.2 per 1,000 + 94.9%
Public order 378
5.3 per 1,000 + 10.9%
Criminal damage 303
4.2 per 1,000 + 34.7%
Shoplifting 200
2.8 per 1,000 + 42.9%
Vehicle offences 104
1.4 per 1,000 + 25.3%
Burglary 157
2.2 per 1,000 + 36.5%
Drug offences 116
1.6 per 1,000 + 12.6%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Derbyshire Dales.

66 schools
Open schools 66
Pupils 9,448
School places 11,841
Capacity used 79.8%
Primary 59 schools
4,284 pupils
Secondary 4 schools
4,755 pupils
Other / specialist 2 schools
352 pupils
Nursery 1 school
57 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 3
4.5% of open schools
Previous full framework 34
51.5% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 24
36.4% of open schools
No Ofsted record 2
3.0% of open schools
No published outcome 3
4.5% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

3 schools assessed
Achievement 3 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 1
Attendance & behaviour 3 assessed
Expected standard 1
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 3 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 3 assessed
Strong standard 2
Expected standard 1
Leadership & governance 3 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 1
Personal development 3 assessed
Strong standard 3
Safeguarding 3 assessed
Met 3
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 1
Good 22
Requires improvement 4
Inadequate 1
Not judged 6
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
All Saints CofE Infant School URN 144068 · DE4 3HX Primary 142 180 Ungraded inspection
All Saints CofE Junior School URN 144067 · DE4 3LA Primary 218 240 Renewed framework
Ashbourne Primary School URN 150723 · DE6 1EJ Primary 202 315 Good
Bakewell CofE Infant School URN 148107 · DE45 1BX Primary 36 120 Good
Bakewell Methodist Academy URN 150292 · DE45 1FR Primary 39 150 Requires improvement
Biggin CofE Primary School URN 112822 · SK17 0DQ Primary 17 60 Ungraded inspection
Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School URN 148108 · SK17 8NE Primary 75 178 Ungraded inspection
Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School URN 112888 · DE4 2AE Primary 38 105 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 71,757 2024
East Midlands region 5,063,164
Derbyshire Dales represents 1.42% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+567 residents ↑ 0.8%
2019: 71,190 residents2020: 70,972 residents2021: 71,659 residents2022: 71,771 residents2023: 71,946 residents2024: 71,757 residents
Derbyshire Dales +0.8%
East Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Derbyshire Dales's population grew over five years. Its change was 3.7 percentage points below the East Midlands and 3.5 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Derbyshire Dales?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 4,697 6.5% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.6% +332 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.1% +4 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Derbyshire Dales LOCAL AUTHORITY
6.5%
East Midlands REGION
11.8%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
4,729 4,277 3,825
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£14.74m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£13.45m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£9.38m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£4.94m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £205
Median for councils of the same type £166 24.1% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £10.46m · Income £3.37m
£7.09m
Planning and development Gross £4.20m · Income £1.12m
£3.08m
Central services Gross £7.91m · Income £5.48m
£2.43m
Housing Gross £3.00m · Income £742.7k
£2.26m
Culture and related services Gross £2.19m · Income £411.7k
£1.78m
Highways and transport Gross £1.37m · Income £3.27m
£-1.90m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£9.38m
Retained business rates£4.77m
Revenue Support Grant£69.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £5.36m
Closing £4.94m
£424.2k decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£5.45m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£19.38m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-13.93m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-194 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-194
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 303.9% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£1.32m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£1.32m +8.6%
Change across the series +£5.15m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased despite borrowing not rising because investments and cash fell during the quarter.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£5.45m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£5.64m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
97.41% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£80,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£71.74m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£5.64m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 90.7%
+ £2.68m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£2.96m 2021/22 £3.60m 2022/23 £4.15m 2023/24 £4.86m 2024/25 £5.64m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£5.64m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £1.93m

34.3% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £3.71m

65.7% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 97.41%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.81 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Derbyshire Dales District Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Derbyshire Dalesmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.