# Matlock Town in Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands. Matlock is a town in Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 85.2 per 1,000 people. About 11,918 people. Town. Code E63001739. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) Matlock is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Matlock add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Matlock was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 496th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/matlock#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 11,990** (2021). Matlock had 11,990 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 356th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/matlock#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Matlock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/matlock#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.2%** (January 2026). In Matlock, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/matlock#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001739) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Matlock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001739) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 208 homes were sold in Matlock in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001739) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Matlock. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001739) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Matlock had 11,990 usual residents at the census. ## How Matlock compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Matlock | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £275,000 | joint 22nd most expensive | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 | | Population | 11,990 | 37th least populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.2% | 10th lowest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is Matlock safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Matlock at a rate of 85.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Matlock. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (400), other crime (185) and anti-social behaviour (177). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Matlock was 85.8 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in Matlock, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Matlock has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Matlock | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Derbyshire Dales 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019609) | 2,598 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.5% | | [Derbyshire Dales 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019621) | 1,399 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.8% | | [Derbyshire Dales 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019622) | 1,419 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% | | [Derbyshire Dales 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019624) | 1,225 | 179.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.2% | | [Derbyshire Dales 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019628) | 1,573 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% | | [Derbyshire Dales 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019623) | 1,376 | 199.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 64.6% | | [Derbyshire Dales 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019625) | 1,601 | 167.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.3% | | [Derbyshire Dales 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/neighbourhood/e01019626) | 1,386 | 62.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.7% | ## Your MP - [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales): John Whitby (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) ## Postcode districts covering Matlock [DE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de4) ## Middle areas in Matlock [Matlock North](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales/matlock-north) ## Towns near Matlock [Clay Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clay-cross), [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chesterfield), [North Wingfield and Holmewood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/north-wingfield-and-holmewood), [Alfreton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/alfreton), [Belper](https://openindex.co.uk/town/belper), [Somercotes and Swanwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/somercotes-and-swanwick) ## Matlock in brief Matlock is a town in Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands. About 11,918 people lived in Matlock in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 208 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 85.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Matlock was £275,000 in 2025. Matlock had 11,990 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Matlock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Matlock, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63001739 - Constituency: [Derbyshire Dales †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales) - Council: [Derbyshire Dales †](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.95 km² - People, mid-2024: 11,918* - Neighbourhoods: 8 - Output areas: 38 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Clay Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clay-cross), [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chesterfield), [North Wingfield and Holmewood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/north-wingfield-and-holmewood), [Alfreton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/alfreton), [Belper](https://openindex.co.uk/town/belper), [Somercotes and Swanwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/somercotes-and-swanwick) ## Latest updates for Matlock - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001739 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/matlock, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/matlock#f-house-sales-median-price. 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