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Over-65s are 27% of the population. In Derbyshire, East Midlands, this town has 4,190 residents.
Crime runs high: 39.5 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 10.7 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 82%. Old Tupton grades C overall, better than nearly a third of UK towns, and ranks #37 of 59 in Derbyshire. It also trails on health (C−) — life expectancy 79 for men, 82.9 for women. Walkability is weaker too: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Cost of living is where it shines (B+): homes sell for a median £228,500, about 4.8 times local household income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Old Tupton 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 Old Tupton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Old Tupton’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
7% 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 Old Tupton.
Residents of Old Tupton have a median age of 49.2. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Old Tupton | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.3, with 45% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. 62% of pupils at the 10 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupton Primary and Nursery AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 237 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 7% of the total, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). Old Tupton has one scheduled monument. Scaled to its population, that is 12 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Old Tupton, 3% work in the town itself. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, below both Derbyshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). Households take home £47K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 334 crimes and 35 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Old Tupton’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 56% of recorded crime. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 11.7 reports per 1,000, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Seeing a GP means leaving Old Tupton: the nearest practice is 1.1 miles away. At the census, nearly a quarter of people here had a disability, above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 7.3% of the town. Men in Old Tupton can expect to live to 79, women to 82.9 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Old Tupton | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.3% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Owners make up three quarters of households, above Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £791 a month across the North East Derbyshire council area. 188 standard sales inside Old Tupton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £228,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 97 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 71 |
| Terraced | £154,750 | 20 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
5 notable people were born in Old Tupton.
John Lowe: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tupton | 4,190 | — | C | B+ | C− | C− |
| Grassmoor | 3,528 | 1.2 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Wingerworth | 6,404 | 1.3 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Clay Cross | 8,915 | 1.4 | D | B+ | D | D− |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood | 9,545 | 1.5 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Pilsley and Lower Pilsley | 3,470 | 2.5 | B− | A− | C+ | C |
| Morton | 1,335 | 3.3 | — | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Chesterfield | 76,394 | 4 | C | B | D | C− |
Morton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 27% of residents were 65 or over and 28% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 14% were under 15.
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Town in Derbyshire, England
Old Tupton is a built-up area of 4,190 people, in the North East 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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