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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.
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 43 | 84 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 88% | 80% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 31% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 50% | 29% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 7.0 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Duffield, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 67k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Park Nook, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 114); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is The Curzon CofE Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km); 36% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Allestree Woodlands School, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Landau Forte College (5.7 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Tesco, 2.4 km away, with Meadow Vale Store closer still (2.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Appletree Medical Practice (2.7 km), with B Payne & Son Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.4 km).
For a haircut, Barnet is 2.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 6.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
Kedleston Country House is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Kedleston Park Golf Club the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 129 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 57% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 601 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Barn Close Playing Field, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Ecclesbourne Sports Center (2.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 20 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 59 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Curzon CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| Duffield the Meadows Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Portway Infant School | Primary | 2.4 km | – |
| Portway Junior School | Primary | 2.7 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Allestree Woodlands School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Ecclesbourne School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 21.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Landau Forte College | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 55.4 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Da Vinci Academy | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 34.7 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Old Vicarage School | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| Include - St Matthews | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
| Maple View School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 204 min | 197 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 82 min | 75 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 23 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 3.0 km | 2.6 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 42% | 25% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 10% | 17% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 21% | 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 | 5 | 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 (this one) | 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 | 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: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 50% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Derby, 3.8 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Duffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley | Amber Valley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 9 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 15 min | 17 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 24 | 2 h 30 |
| Derby city centre | 82 min | 14 min |
| East Midlands airport | 2 h 14 | 38 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).