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A town of 3,080 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Etwall grades A overall against UK towns: better than 93% of UK towns, and #6 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is schools (A): primary results beat 87% of towns in England; secondary results beat 91% of towns in England. Its weakest is walkability (C−): 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £380,000 in the last three years, 6.7 times what households in the South Derbyshire council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Etwall does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Etwall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Etwall’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Etwall.
Below are its two schools. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 63% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 53.5. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 70% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etwall Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 323 | A− |
| John Port Spencer AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 2,034 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.7. The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%), and on top of that the census counted 34% of workers working mainly from home. 6% of commuters who live in Etwall also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
11% live in social housing, below Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Home ownership stands at nearly four in five households. Etwall is the second most expensive of the 59 towns in Derbyshire, at £380,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £437,500 | 118 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 38 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the census, 83% of people in Etwall called their health good or very good, above Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. This Derbyshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. A disability affects 18% of people here.
| Census 2021 | Etwall | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.4 reports per 1,000, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (8.7) and England’s towns (7.8). Etwall logged 143 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 15 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly three fifths of recorded crime.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Etwall’s listed buildings include the Church of St Helen, Grade I. Homes built before 1919 account for 12% of the housing. At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Graduates make up 41% of adults. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). 19% of residents are children under 15. Typical age in Etwall: 44.2, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Etwall | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Etwall. Best known first.
MuseumClaymills Victorian Pumping Station4.9 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryRepton School Art Gallery4.9 km outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenSculpture Garden1.1 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etwall | 3,080 | — | A | B+ | B | B |
| Hilton | 8,269 | 1.5 | A+ | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Findern | 1,608 | 2.3 | — | A | A | B− |
| Willington | 2,717 | 2.5 | A+ | A | B+ | B+ |
| Rolleston on Dove | 2,902 | 3 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Stretton | 4,646 | 3.2 | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Hatton | 2,560 | 3.6 | A− | A+ | B− | B− |
| Repton | 2,766 | 3.6 | A+ | A− | A− | A |
Findern has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Helen.
GCSE results beat 91% of towns in England, and primary results beat 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Etwall has 2 state schools; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £380,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £260,000 and detached houses £437,500. Household incomes are higher than in 88% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B+.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Etwall is a built-up area of 3,080 people, in the South Derbyshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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