Shuttlewood’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Shuttlewood’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ShuttlewoodDerbyshire
A village of 955 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
955
Census 2021 · Bolsover council
Median home
£175K
45 sales in 3 years
Median age
44.7
23% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Shuttlewood a good place to live?
Shuttlewood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Shuttlewood stand out
The 3 things Shuttlewood does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Derbyshire 29%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shuttlewood.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Shuttlewood than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 20% of adults
16% are under 15, close to Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (18%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. Ages in Shuttlewood split evenly at 44.7: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
44.7median age
ShuttlewoodDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shuttlewood | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Shuttlewood
At the 7 primary schools within 3 km, 52% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 42.8, and 43% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockley Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 133 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 7% of commuters in Shuttlewood go to work without a car, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 20% of workers, below Derbyshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. At the census, 91% of commuters went by car. About 1% of its commuters stay in Shuttlewood for work. Just over a quarter of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot5%
Bus2%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
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
Housing
Homes in Shuttlewood cost less than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns, with a median sale of £175K
Private renters make up 16% of households, near Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and lower than England’s towns (21%). The owner-occupied share of households is 65%. The social rented sector houses 18% of households.
£175Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Shuttlewood£175K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £272,500 | 18 |
| Semi-detached | £167,475 | 10 |
| Terraced | £98,000 | 17 |
65%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£706
average private rent a month, Bolsover council area
£2,499
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
Violent crime runs high in Shuttlewood: 50.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
Over the year to August 2026, 77 offences were reported in Shuttlewood, along with 11 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Per 1,000 residents, 14.3 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 16.8 reports per 1,000, above both Derbyshire’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 55% of recorded crime.
50.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual42
Other theft8
Vehicle crime8
Other crime6
Damage & arson4
Drugs4
Public order3
Burglary1
Anti-social11
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.
50.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
77
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
More people in Shuttlewood say their health is bad than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8.9%
Seeing a GP means leaving Shuttlewood: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away. At the census, nearly three quarters of people in Shuttlewood called their health good or very good, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 24% of people locally.
74%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 74%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Shuttlewood | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.9% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
78.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Shuttlewood: 40% were built before 1919, more than in Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Shuttlewood has 1 listed building on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Scaled to its population, Shuttlewood has 10 listed buildings per 10,000 people, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (24) and England’s towns (39).
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
10
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Shuttlewood
13pages on Shuttlewood
The big questions
Safety50.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £175K · rent £706 a monthHousing12 sold in 12 months · busiest street Chesterfield RoadSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 78.1 (men), 81.4 (women)Work & commute35% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Shuttlewood’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BolsoverDuckmantonClowneBarlboroughStaveleyRenishawCreswellShuttlewood
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuttlewood | 955 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bolsover | 11,228 | 1.4 | D | B | D | D |
| Duckmanton | 1,775 | 1.6 | — | B | C− | D |
| Clowne | 7,759 | 2.3 | C | B+ | C− | C− |
| Barlborough | 2,859 | 2.4 | C+ | B | C+ | C |
| Staveley | 15,151 | 2.6 | D | B | D | D− |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 3.4 | — | A | B− | D |
| Creswell | 5,792 | 3.4 | C− | B+ | D | D− |
Duckmanton and Renishaw have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Shuttlewood
How many listed buildings are there in Shuttlewood?
1 on Historic England’s list.
Is Shuttlewood expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £98,000, semi-detached houses £167,475 and detached houses £272,500. Private rents in the Bolsover council area averaged £706 a month in August 2026.
About Shuttlewood
Village in Derbyshire, England
Shuttlewood is a built-up area of 955 people, in the Bolsover 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
- 955 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bolsover
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001601
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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