Derbyshire is a beautiful county in the East Midlands of England. The county is home to many different towns and villages to explore, including Sheffield, Chesterfield and Derby. It’s also home to some great universities, such as Chesterfield College and Derby University.
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Derbyshire is located in the East Midlands of England, bordering Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. The county has a population of over one million people and covers an area of just over two thousand square kilometres.
Derbyshire is a large county, spanning both the Peak District and the Midlands. The main population centres are in the north of the county around Derby and Chesterfield, and in the south around Matlock and Buxton.
There are also several smaller towns scattered throughout Derbyshire.
The Peak District National Park is situated in the northwest of Derbyshire and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in England. Other areas of interest include:
Chesterfield – A historic market town in the north of the county, Chesterfield is home to a large outdoor market and an annual Chesterfield Music Festival. It is also known for its Crooked Spire, a church tower that leans sharply to the north.
Derbyshire Dales – A picturesque area of rolling hills and limestone caves in the south of Derbyshire. The Derbyshire Dales are popular with hikers and mountain bikers.
Bolsover – A small town boasting the Bolsover Castle, which is one of the most popular castles in England for visitors who want a taste of history.
Derby – A city and metropolitan borough in the east of Derbyshire, Derby is known for its links to the silk industry and is home to Derby County Football Club.
Dovedale – located in the Peak District, this area is known for its dramatic landscapes and limestone cliffs.
Matlock – A town situated in the Derbyshire Dales, Matlock is a popular destination for tourists who want to enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling.
Matlock Bath – a picturesque village located on the banks of the River Derwent, Matlock Bath is well known for its Georgian architecture.
Chesterfield – The largest town in the county, Chesterfield is predominantly a commuter suburb of Sheffield and has plenty to offer visitors including an impressive Market Hall and Theatre Royal.
Derbyshire is home to a number of universities, including
Chesterfield College – A large independent college with a focus on business, engineering and technology, Chesterfield College has a range of courses on offer at both graduate and undergraduate levels.
Derbyshire College – An independent college that is part of the BU Group, Derbyshire College delivers vocational training in many areas including business, catering and hairdressing to name but a few.
University of Derby – The University of Derby has over 20,000 students enrolled across its campuses located across Derbyshire and Staffordshire and offers courses in sports science, childcare studies and dentistry among others.
Derbyshire is home to an excellent selection of primary and secondary schools, including:
Brookfield School – An independent school for boys and girls aged from three to sixteen years old, located just outside Chesterfield, the Brookfield School is a co-educational day school.
Derby Grammar School – Derby Grammar was founded in 1994 but its roots go back to the early sixteenth century. The school is an academy for boys aged eleven to eighteen and occupies a twenty-acre site in Littleover near Derby city centre
King’s School – An independent day school for girls aged three to sixteen years old located on Uttoxeter Road in Derby, the King’s School is rated as outstanding by Ofstead.
Currently, there are approximately 700,000 people living in all areas that make up the county with a population density averaging 200 people per square kilometre.
Lots of cars parked on the road on the development itself, suggests poor planning. No bars or restaurants nearby but good links to motorway and dual carriageway. Plenty of shops nearby. Plenty of buses. Lots of littering, encouraged by the site not cleaning up after themselves. The area itself isn’t bad but has a reputation as not being a desirable place to live. We do have a nice view over the valley.
Often very slow to respond to issues. Poor communication between site team and customer care team and also with contractors. Good design in terms of houses and gardens not overlooking each other, however there is a problem at one end of the development with lots of parking on the road so you can’t see round the corner. Poor grounds keeping, lots of areas are just overgrown with weeds. They mow the weeds every few weeks but no attempts to grass. House is very well designed in general with good layout but en suite is poorly designed with wasted space and badly positioned fittings.
The plumbers they use are cowboys. Use a professional snagging company to find where the plumbers have cut corners, and find a decent plumber yourself.
The general layout is great. The home feels light and airy and is sensibly laid out.
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Local bars and shops are limited in the immediate area for now, but i’s definitely up & coming. We see new sites almost every month.
The development is nice and quiet (when construction work allows). It’s got plenty of green space around and great access to several nearby amenities and transport links. We really love the walking trails in our area, and we can’t wait for the green spaces on our streets to be finished.
Wish we’d known that our electric car charger point was going to be a 3-pin rather than what we thought would be a full on car plug.
It’s cost and spacious without a huge cost or footprint.
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Bus routes available to town centre
Local garage within walking distance but other shops are a fair walk away
Quiet development, no trouble
Houses and layout of the development are great. Still some tidying to do as still being built. Green areas need to be sorted as some are just left to be wild and litter everywhere.
Site manager is good, customer services need a lot of chasing to get issues sorted. Took nearly a year to get snagging elements sorted
How far next doors drive covers my front window. The green space infront and how long this would take to sort
The layout of the house, kitchen and bathroom. Spacious hall way
Hi Rachael,
Thank you for your 4* review on your new home at Stephenson Grange.
We are pleased you are happy with your home, your feedback and comments regarding snagging & our Customer Care team have been taken on board to be shared with the wider team for future improvements.
Thank you again.
Good transport links with the M1 so close. Lots of local shops, a few bars and restaurants but could be more – it’s lucky that chesterfield is so close.
Outside the estate is quite rough but on the estate is nice with lots of parking and limited noise.
We went with Lovell due to value for money and on the whole the house is well built.
But like many others we’ve had so many problems in trying to get our snags sorted including chasing Customer Care multiple times. I even wrote a complaint, which I then had to chase for a reply! Lovell’s Customer Care team are shocking, we moved in 16 months ago and we still have snags outstanding from BEFORE we moved in. You don’t get anywhere unless you chase.
How much we’d have to chase Customer Care for a response.
The upstairs layout, it is lovely and spacious and a great space.
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