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The town has 5,055 residents and lies in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. It is hard to get around without a car: 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its schools fall short: primary results beat 15% of towns in England; secondary results beat 30% of towns in England. Where it does best is cost of living (A+) — a typical home costs £225,000 and rent runs £882 a month. The overall grade comes out at B−, better than nearly half of UK towns. That places it #26 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Overseal and Castle Gresley 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 Overseal and Castle Gresley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Overseal and Castle Gresley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
25% 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 Overseal and Castle Gresley.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
27% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Overseal and Castle Gresley counts 0.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Attainment 8 at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.2, and nearly two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. The town has one school, shown below. At the 15 primary schools within 3 km, 53% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overseal Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 204 | B |
Private renters make up 15% of households, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 7% of households rent from a council or housing body. Half of the 235 standard sales inside Overseal and Castle Gresley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £225,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 75 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 101 |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 55 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There is no GP practice in Overseal and Castle Gresley: the nearest is 1.3 miles off. Life expectancy here is 82.3 for women and 79.2 for men (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Overseal and Castle Gresley is Queens Hospital, 6.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Overseal and Castle Gresley | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
25% of homes date from before 1919. The national list protects one ancient monument in Overseal and Castle Gresley. Per 10,000 residents, Overseal and Castle Gresley counts 16 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Of all the crimes, 42% were violence and sexual offences. Overseal and Castle Gresley logged 265 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 31 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violent crime ran at 21.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than Derbyshire’s towns (25.9) and near England’s towns (22).
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.
Ages in Overseal and Castle Gresley split evenly at 41.9: half are older, half younger. 29% of adults hold a degree, about level with Derbyshire’s towns (29%) and below England’s towns (34%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 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 Overseal and Castle Gresley. Best known first.
MuseumSharpe's Pottery Museum1.9 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkConkers700 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMoira Furnace Museum1.4 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
8 listed buildings in Overseal and Castle Gresley.
Overseal House: Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Matthew: Photo: john shepherd · CC BY-SA 2.0
5 notable people were born in Overseal and Castle Gresley.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 5,055 | — | B− | A+ | B− | C |
| Linton | 2,145 | 0.8 | — | A+ | B− | C |
| Moira | 3,198 | 2 | B | A | B | C |
| Donisthorpe | 1,204 | 2.3 | — | A | B− | C+ |
| Swadlincote | 34,569 | 2.4 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Woodville | 7,255 | 2.5 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Blackfordby | 1,071 | 2.6 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Measham | 5,373 | 3.7 | C+ | A | C | C+ |
Linton, Donisthorpe and Blackfordby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
It also has 1 scheduled monument.
GCSE results trail 70% of towns in England, and primary results trail 85% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Overseal and Castle Gresley is a built-up area of 5,055 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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