New Houghton’s story
No listed buildings inside New Houghton’s built-up area
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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New HoughtonDerbyshire
1,431 people live in this village in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,431
Census 2021 · Bolsover council
Median home
£143K
68 sales in 3 years
Median age
44.4
24% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
16%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is New Houghton a good place to live?
New Houghton’s best grade is for cost of living — homes sell for a median £142,500, about 3.3 times local household income. Health is a weak point: life expectancy 75 for men, 80.9 for women. Safety lags (D): 50.3 violent and sexual offences and 22.4 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has less crime per resident than 3%. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency. New Houghton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How New Houghton grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far New Houghton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
New Houghton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedD−Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC−Open →Cost of livingAhead of most towns comparedA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £38,426; 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 61% of towns in EnglandBOpen →Hazard risk0.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 33.8 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsAOpen →Civic life1.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes New Houghton stand out
The 3 things New Houghton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New Houghton.
Who lives here
Fewer people in New Houghton hold a degree than in Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns: 16%
44.4median age
New Houghton has a median age of 44.4 years. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, below Derbyshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike.
New HoughtonDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications32%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level16%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| New Houghton | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in New Houghton than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 27% of residents
71%good or very good healthD−Health Grade
Seeing a GP means leaving New Houghton: the nearest practice is 0.5 miles away. Of the 92 towns in Derbyshire, New Houghton has the second-largest share in bad or very bad health: 10%. 71% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%).
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 71%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | New Houghton | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 71% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 20% | 17% |
75
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Safety
New Houghton records more crime per resident than 94% of UK towns
50.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
Reported offences in New Houghton came to 142 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 19. There were 19.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 49% of the crimes.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 3% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual69
Damage & arson21
Public order18
Burglary13
Other theft9
Vehicle crime5
Weapons3
Drugs2
Anti-social19
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.
50.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
142
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
History
Old homes shape New Houghton: 24% were built before 1919, more than in both Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
0listed buildingsC−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside New Houghton’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Only 9% of commuters in New Houghton go to work without a car, fewer than in both Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
9%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 14% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 2% of its commuters stay in New Houghton for work. 86% of commuters drove, above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). For 27% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
Bus5%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
14%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£38K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 16% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
For cost of living grade, New Houghton gets an A−
£143Kmedian sale
Private rents average £706 a month across the Bolsover council area. 21% rent privately, above Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and close to England’s towns (21%). 68 standard sales inside New Houghton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £142,500.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
New Houghton£143K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £200,000 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £169,000 | 25 |
| Terraced | £110,000 | 29 |
64%
of households own their home · England 61%
21%
rent privately · England 21%
£706
average private rent a month, Bolsover council area
£2,483
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Houghton
14pages on New Houghton
The big questions
SafetyD50.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £143K · rent £706 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street Devonshire StreetSchoolsBHealthD−Life expectancy 75 (men), 80.9 (women)Work & commuteC34% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB−0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Hardwick Hall and 2 more in and around New Houghton
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near New Houghton. Best known first.
Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall3.5 km outside town, to the southwest
Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill3.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMansfield Museum5 km outside town, to the southeast
Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill3.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMansfield Museum5 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Stainsby Mill: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mansfield Museum: Nottingham311, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About New Houghton
Village in Derbyshire, England
New Houghton is a built-up area of 1,431 people, in the Bolsover 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
- Population
- 1,431 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bolsover
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001694
New Houghton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GlapwellShirebrookStanton Hill and SkegbyMansfield WoodhouseBolsoverLangwithSutton in AshfieldNew Houghton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Houghton | 1,431 | — | — | A− | D | D− |
| Glapwell | 1,559 | 1.4 | — | C+ | B+ | D |
| Shirebrook | 11,571 | 2.2 | D | B+ | D | D− |
| Stanton Hill and Skegby | 4,568 | 3 | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 19,521 | 3 | D | C+ | C+ | D |
| Bolsover | 11,228 | 3.6 | D | B | D | D |
| Langwith | 3,009 | 3.6 | D− | B+ | C− | D− |
| Sutton in Ashfield | 36,435 | 3.8 | D | B− | D | D |
Glapwell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about New Houghton
Is New Houghton safe?
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 97% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people report less.
Is New Houghton expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £142,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £110,000, semi-detached houses £169,000 and detached houses £200,000.
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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