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3,053 people live in this town in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
The picture is mixed. Its lowest grade is for health — life expectancy is 77.8 for men and 81.2 for women. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C): 29.3 violent and sexual offences and 14.4 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 26%. A median £177,000 buys a home here, 4.1 times what households in the Bolsover council area earn in a year. Hazard risk is low (A). All told, that adds up to a C+ overall, better than 36% of UK towns. It ranks #33 of 59 in Derbyshire.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Newton and Blackwell 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 Newton and Blackwell is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Newton and Blackwell’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
27% 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 Newton and Blackwell.
26% of residents are 65 or over, above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. Ages in Newton and Blackwell split evenly at 49.3: half are older, half younger. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Newton and Blackwell | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Between them, two primaries teach 270 pupils in Newton and Blackwell. Below is one of its 2 schools, and why it was picked. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 66% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 148 | B |
Men in Newton and Blackwell can expect to live to 77.8, women to 81.2 (2019–23). At the census, 24% of people here had a disability, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). 7.7% of residents report bad or very bad health. One GP practice serves the town.
| Census 2021 | Newton and Blackwell | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £47K a year before tax. The car took 87% of commuters, above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted 18% of workers working mainly from home. About 6% of its commuters stay in Newton and Blackwell for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Newton and Blackwell has more crime per resident than nearly three quarters of them. This Derbyshire town logged 199 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 45 complaints of anti-social conduct. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 17.5 reports per 1,000, above both Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Of all the crimes, 37% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Social housing holds just over a fifth of households, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 70%. 121 standard sales inside Newton and Blackwell’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £177,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £147,250 | 62 |
| Terraced | £155,500 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 3 listed buildings in Newton and Blackwell: 1 Grade II*. This Derbyshire town has 10 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below both Derbyshire’s towns (26) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Newton and Blackwell. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill4.7 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseCarnfield Hall2 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseAlfreton Hall3.3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
12 notable people were born in Newton and Blackwell.
Sophie Baggaley: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton and Blackwell | 3,053 | — | C+ | B+ | C | C− |
| Tibshelf | 4,352 | 1.4 | C | B+ | C | C− |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 16,028 | 1.9 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Huthwaite | 5,069 | 2 | D | B− | D | D |
| Morton | 1,335 | 2.1 | — | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Alfreton | 8,790 | 2.3 | C− | A | D | D |
| Shirland and Stonebroom | 3,988 | 2.4 | C+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Pilsley and Lower Pilsley | 3,470 | 2.6 | B− | A− | C+ | C |
Morton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
3 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £177,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £155,500, semi-detached houses £147,250 and detached houses £275,000.
Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Newton and Blackwell is a built-up area of 3,053 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
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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