This Derbyshire district is one of the best places to grow old - with low crime rate and just 8% of over-60s on low income
The Derbyshire Dales has been ranked the East Midlands' best place to grow old.
Eight East Midlands districts finish in England's top 50, more than any region other than the South East.
Derbyshire Dales is the highest-placed district anywhere outside of the South East, with a recorded crime rate lower than in 275 of England's 294 districts.
The index scores 294 English districts on 37 measures across six themes, covering health, care, transport, housing costs, environment and community.
The study, conducted by care home operator Lovett Care, scored the Dales 81.3 out of 100 and is second in the region for getting around without a car, third for its environment and third for community and safety.
Its recorded crime rate is lower than in 275 of the country's 294 districts, just 8.39% of its over-60s live on a low income, the third-lowest share in the region, and 97.3% of the care services an older resident would be choosing between are graded Good or better by the Care Quality Commission.
The study shows the district has more bus stops, post offices and community venues for its population than any other in the East Midlands, and the region's second-best provision of railway stations, which together give older residents places to go, somewhere to do banking and bills in person, and a way of reaching both.
Bolsover takes third in the region and 19th in England, with 75 out of 100, and has the best care quality in the East Midlands: 99.6% of its rated care services are graded Good or better, the eighth-highest share in the country. The number of pharmacies in the district has risen by 12.5% over four years, the largest increase of any district in England at a time when the count has fallen across 71% of the country, making it easier for older residents to pick up prescriptions and get everyday health advice. Private rents are the second-cheapest in the region at £704 a month.
The High Peak has the best score for getting around without a car in the region, sixth in England, with more railway stations for its population than any other district in the country.