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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Crich, Holloway & Wingfield | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 49 | 84 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 21% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 39% | 29% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 6.0 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Whatstandwell, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 28k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Roes Hill, 400 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 142, 140, 319, 142A).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 68 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Crich Church of England Infant School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Central England Co-operative, 5.7 km away, with Budgens closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crich Medical Practice (850 m), with Crich Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Finlays is 4.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is King's Mill Hospital, 17 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Jeera Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Old Black Swan the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 34% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Dethick, Lea and Holloway, Whatstandwell).
There are 134 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 158 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Crossley Park, 6.1 km away; for exercise, Splash Pad (6.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, East Midlands is 30 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 61 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crich Church of England Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Crich Junior School | Primary | 700 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Crich Carr CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 1.9 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Alderwasley Hall School | Independent | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crich, Holloway & Wingfield | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 27 min | 17 min | 18 min |
| Crich, Holloway & Wingfield | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 231 min | 197 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 102 min | 75 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 24 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 2.1 km | 2.6 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 36% | 25% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 10% | 17% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Crich, Holloway & Wingfield | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 94% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 13% | 50% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 0 | 2 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Belper Far Laund | 29 | 0 | 60 min | 3 | £278k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergate, Heage & Idridgehay | 34 | 0 | 89 min | 0 | £322k |
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley | 43 | 0 | 82 min | 3 | £413k |
| Openwoodgate & Holbrook | 44 | 0 | 66 min | 3 | £248k |
| Kilburn & Horsley | 49 | 0 | 72 min | 1 | £237k |
| Crich, Holloway & Wingfield (this one) | 49 | 0 | 102 min | 0 | £358k |
| Swanwick & Leabrooks | 57 | 0 | 78 min | 2 | £227k |
| Ripley West | 71 | 0 | 70 min | 3 | £247k |
| Heanor Gate & Aldercar | 77 | 0 | 62 min | 4 | £226k |
| Belper Town | 86 | 0 | 58 min | 4 | £238k |
| Heanor East & Langley Mill | 96 | 0 | 71 min | 4 | £195k |
| Ripley South & Loscoe | 100 | 0 | 77 min | 5 | £239k |
| Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville | 125 | 0 | 89 min | 2 | £179k |
| Alfreton | 139 | 0 | 79 min | 2 | £209k |
| Somercotes & Pye Bridge | 159 | 0 | 82 min | 2 | £165k |
| Heanor South & Shipley Park | 175 | 0 | 76 min | 5 | £200k |
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 51 | 2 h 38 |
| Derby city centre | 1 h 42 | 23 min |
| East Midlands airport | 2 h 41 | 45 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).