Oaks Green’s story
No listed buildings inside Oaks Green’s built-up area
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Oaks GreenDerbyshire
With 730 residents, it is a village in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
730
Census 2021 · Derbyshire Dales council
Median age
37.9
9% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
24%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Oaks Green a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Oaks Green is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 47% of households are private tenants. Just nearly one in ten residents are 65 or older. A quarter of its homes date from before 1919.
What makes Oaks Green stand out
The 3 things Oaks Green does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oaks Green.
Work & commute
Only 8% of Oaks Green’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. At the census, 19% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than Derbyshire’s towns (17%) yet lower than England’s towns (27%). A household here earns £61K a year before tax, on average. Work in town: 2% of resident commuters.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving74%
On foot18%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
8%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
17%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Oaks Green
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbury Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | – | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Fewer households own their home in Oaks Green than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 49%
3% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private rents average £819 a month across the Derbyshire Dales council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Oaks Green£0K
Typical UK town£277K
49%
of households own their home · England 61%
47%
rent privately · England 21%
£819
average private rent a month, Derbyshire Dales council area
£2,418
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Oaks Green than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 0.9 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence accounts for 0.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 1 crimes inside Oaks Green’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 100% were violence and sexual offences.
0.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
0.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
1
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.
Health
Just 3.5% of people in Oaks Green say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and across England’s towns
There is no GP practice in Oaks Green: the nearest is 4 miles off. At the census, 21% of people here had a disability, near Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and higher than England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Oaks Green is Queens Hospital, 7 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Oaks Green | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
83.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Oaks Green is a conservation area: 20% of its land, more than in Derbyshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The register of parks and gardens lists one in Oaks Green. Historic England’s list has no building inside the town’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
25%
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
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Oaks Green than in Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns: 7% are under 15
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. Aged 15 to 24: 8.6% of residents. Line up the people of Oaks Green by age and the one in the middle is 37.9.
37.9median age
Oaks GreenDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level24%
Women and men · all residents
19% women, 81% men
About 23 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Oaks Green | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 9% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Sudbury Hall and 2 more in and around Oaks Green
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Oaks Green. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustSudbury Hall600 m outside town, to the south
Museum · National TrustThe Children's Country House at Sudbury700 m outside town, to the southCastleCastleVernons Folly200 m outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Sudbury Hall: Izabela Felter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Children's Country House at Sudbury: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Oaks Green
12pages on Oaks Green
The big questions
Oaks Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DoveridgeHattonTutburyUttoxeterRocesterHiltonRolleston on DoveOaks Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Green | 730 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doveridge | 1,760 | 2.5 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Hatton | 2,560 | 3.9 | A− | A+ | B− | B− |
| Tutbury | 3,674 | 4.2 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Uttoxeter | 14,024 | 4.5 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Rocester | 1,679 | 5 | — | A | C | B− |
| Hilton | 8,269 | 5.9 | A+ | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Rolleston on Dove | 2,902 | 6 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
Doveridge and Rocester have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Oaks Green
How much is council tax in Oaks Green?
Band D council tax in Oaks Green is £2,418 for 2026–27, less than in 55% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Oaks Green
Village in Derbyshire, England
Oaks Green is a built-up area of 730 people, in the Derbyshire Dales 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
- 730 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Derbyshire Dales
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002110
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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