Shardlow’s story
40 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Shardlow’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ShardlowDerbyshire
A village of 1,190 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Russ Hamer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,190
Census 2021 · South Derbyshire council
Median home
£278K
52 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.8
25% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Shardlow a good place to live?
Shardlow has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A): mean household income £68,599; 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 11% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £277,500 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the South Derbyshire council area earn in a year.
What makes Shardlow stand out
The 3 things Shardlow does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Shardlow Hall with attached garden seat to north-east corner, steps c.14m from north-west front and steps c.7m west of south-west corner; 13.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 96% of UK towns
Environment Agency flood maps, defences counted.
How Shardlow grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Shardlow is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskD−Open →Jobs & incomeAOpen →Cost of livingrent £882 a monthAOpen →SafetyCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 71% of towns in England; secondary results beat 65% of towns in EnglandB+Open →WalkabilityC+Open →HealthB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAOpen →Outdoors73% live within 400 m of a park; 1.5 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life3.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Shardlow Heritage Centre and 9 more in and around Shardlow
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Shardlow. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumShardlow Heritage Centrein town
CastleElvaston Castle3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumKegworth Heritage Centre4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumEast Midlands Aeropark3.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCastle Donington Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryTarpey Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the south
CastleElvaston Castle3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumKegworth Heritage Centre4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumEast Midlands Aeropark3.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCastle Donington Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryTarpey Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Elvaston Castle: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kegworth Heritage Centre: FotoFree, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shardlow.
HousingCost of living grade A
Shardlow is a town of owners: 74% of households own their home, above Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
11% live in social housing, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 15% of households live. Half of the 52 standard sales inside Shardlow’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £277,500.
£278Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Shardlow£278K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £415,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £287,500 | 9 |
| Terraced | £212,500 | 20 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£882
average private rent a month, South Derbyshire council area
£2,393
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsB+
On exam results, Shardlow’s schools beat 72% of towns in England
At the 8 primary schools within 3 km, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 52% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.7.
B+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shardlow Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 89 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
History
More buildings in Shardlow are listed than in Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns: 336 per 10,000 residents
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 27% of the total. Shardlow counts 40 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 31% of the town’s land, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
40listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II39
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
336
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Shardlow records more burglary and damage per resident than Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 16 per 1,000 a year
Per 1,000 residents, 29.1 violent crimes are recorded each year. Police recorded 61 crimes inside Shardlow’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 12 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 36% of the total.
29.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 13% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual22
Burglary10
Vehicle crime9
Other theft7
Other crime5
Damage & arson3
Theft from person3
Public order1
Anti-social12
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.
29.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
61
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Long commutes are the norm in Shardlow: just 20% travel under 5 km, below Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For every resident in work, Shardlow has 0.9 jobs. Working mainly from home: 32% of workers, higher than Derbyshire’s towns (24%) and near England’s towns (31%).
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Bus1%
Train1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£69K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 38% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
More people in Shardlow say their health is bad than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
21% of residents in Shardlow live with a disability. At the census, 76% of people in Shardlow called their health good or very good, below both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Shardlow: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away. Life expectancy here is 85.7 for women and 81.2 for men (2019–23).
76%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Shardlow | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
81.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Shardlow, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The age that splits Shardlow in two is 51.8. 7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Derbyshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents.
51.8median age
ShardlowDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shardlow | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Shardlow
14pages on Shardlow
The big questions
SafetyC29.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £278K · rent £882 a monthHousing20 sold in 12 months · busiest street Cheal CloseSchoolsB+1 state schoolHealthB−Life expectancy 81.2 (men), 85.7 (women)Work & commuteA47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD−10.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Shardlow’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Aston-on-TrentCastle DoningtonBreaston and DraycottBorrowashLong EatonKegworthMelbourneShardlow
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardlow | 1,190 | — | — | A | C | B− |
| Aston-on-Trent | 2,433 | 1.4 | — | A | A | B+ |
| Castle Donington | 7,344 | 2 | A− | B+ | B− | B− |
| Breaston and Draycott | 7,393 | 2.2 | B | B | B− | C+ |
| Borrowash | 7,171 | 2.9 | B+ | B | B | C+ |
| Long Eaton | 37,815 | 3.4 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Kegworth | 4,293 | 3.9 | A− | A− | C− | A− |
| Melbourne | 4,860 | 4.2 | A+ | A | B+ | A− |
Aston-on-Trent has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Shardlow
Does Shardlow flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How many listed buildings are there in Shardlow?
That is 13.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Shardlow
Village in Derbyshire, England
Shardlow is a built-up area of 1,190 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
- Population
- 1,190 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002147
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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