Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 22% of the population. With 9,373 residents, it is a town in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Where it does best is cost of living: the median home sold for £220,000, 4.6 years of area income. At B overall, Sandiacre ranks #22 of 59 in Derbyshire. That leaves it better than 59% of UK towns. Health is a weak point: life expectancy is 77.1 for men and 80.5 for women. Crime is the sore point: police record 33.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.1 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 71%. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for jobs & income and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 2 things Sandiacre 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 Sandiacre is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Sandiacre’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
10% 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 Sandiacre.
One GP practice serves the town; 69% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Sandiacre is Queen's Medical Centre, 4.8 miles away. At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, near Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and higher than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Sandiacre | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Key Stage 2 results at the 24 primary schools within 3 km: 64% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Sandiacre’s two primaries and one secondary have 1,538 pupils between them. Secondary results at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 48.8, with 50% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudside AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 261 | B+ |
| Friesland SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,120 | B− |
Private renters make up 15% of households. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 377 homes sold inside Sandiacre’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £220,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 121 |
| Semi-detached | £215,000 | 163 |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 69 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 24 |
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.
Sandiacre’s listed buildings include the Church of St Giles, Grade I. It has one scheduled monument. For its size, Sandiacre has 14 listed buildings per 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
Police recorded 566 crimes inside Sandiacre’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 126 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 13.7 reports per 1,000, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were just over half of the crimes.
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.
The middle age in Sandiacre is 43.5. 22% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, close to Derbyshire’s towns (11%) and below England’s towns (12%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sandiacre | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Sandiacre counts 1.1 jobs per working resident. 8% of commuters who live in Sandiacre also work there. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 17% of commuters at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 37%, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sandiacre. Best known first.
MuseumErewash Museum4.3 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryDale Abbey ruins3.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm1.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAttenborough Nature Centre3.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWollaton Dovecote4.7 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHemlock Stone2.1 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
13 listed buildings in Sandiacre, 1 of them Grade I.
Sandiacre Lock: Photo: Heather Domleo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Canal Bridge at Sk 481 367: Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dr Bland's Almshouses: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Springfield Mill Factory and Chimney: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandiacre | 9,373 | — | B | B+ | C | C |
| Stapleford | 15,041 | 1.1 | B− | B | C− | C |
| Trowell | 2,165 | 1.9 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Long Eaton | 37,815 | 2.1 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Breaston and Draycott | 7,393 | 2.2 | B | B | B− | C+ |
| Beeston | 52,359 | 2.6 | A− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Borrowash | 7,171 | 3.4 | B+ | B | B | C+ |
| Ilkeston | 38,723 | 3.6 | C | A | D | D |
Trowell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £220,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £120,000, terraced houses £180,000, semi-detached houses £215,000 and detached houses £310,000.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Sandiacre is a built-up area of 9,373 people, in the Erewash 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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