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A town of 16,028 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
South Normanton and Pinxton grades C overall, better than 35% of UK towns. The ranking puts it #34 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its lowest grade is for health: life expectancy 77.9 for men, 81.3 for women. It lags on safety as well — 33.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 12.9 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 53%. Prices are modest for what you get (B+): homes sell for a median £190,000, about 4.4 times local household income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools, C+ for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far South Normanton and Pinxton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things South Normanton and Pinxton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside South Normanton and Pinxton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →8 listed buildings in South Normanton and Pinxton.
Windmill Tower to West of St Michael's Church: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · War Memorial: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Helen: Photo: Dave Kelly · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Glebe Junior School: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in South Normanton and Pinxton.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with Derbyshire’s towns (11%) and below England’s towns (12%). Children are 16% of the town. Typical age in South Normanton and Pinxton: 43.8, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| South Normanton and Pinxton | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
South Normanton and Pinxton’s six primaries and one secondary have 1,808 pupils between them. Kirkstead Junior Academy’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. Attainment 8 at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.2, and 37% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Below are three of its 9 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 365 | C |
| Frederick Gent SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 801 | C− |
| Kirkstead Junior AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 216 | A+ |
One GP practice serves the town; 79% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Women here live to 81.3 on average and men to 77.9 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | South Normanton and Pinxton | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.3% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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.
1,080 crimes and 150 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside South Normanton and Pinxton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 48% of the crimes. There were 9.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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 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 nearly a quarter of the total, near Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and higher than England’s towns (16%). South Normanton and Pinxton has 5 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds 12% of households, below Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 69% of households. Private rents average £707 a month across the Bolsover council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £280,000 | 269 |
| Semi-detached | £170,000 | 243 |
| Terraced | £126,000 | 159 |
| Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. 18% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%). In 2026, 2.8% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Of the commuters living in South Normanton and Pinxton, 21% work in the town itself.
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 South Normanton and Pinxton. Best known first.
CastleCodnor Castle4.6 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseCarnfield Hall500 m outside town, to the west
Heritage railwayMidland Railway – Butterley4 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseAlfreton Hall2.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWest Shed Experience3.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumFork Truck Heritage Centre3.4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
9 notable people were born in South Normanton and Pinxton.
Jedediah Strutt: Joseph Wright of Derby, Public domain · Jordan Smith: Nottingham Forest F.C., CC0
Town in Derbyshire, England
South Normanton and Pinxton is a built-up area of 16,028 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 16,028 | — | C | B+ | C | D |
| Newton and Blackwell | 3,053 | 1.9 | C+ | B+ | C | C− |
| Selston | 6,278 | 2.1 | C− | C+ | B− | D |
| Alfreton | 8,790 | 2.2 | C− | A | D | D |
| Huthwaite | 5,069 | 2.3 | D | B− | D | D |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 15,105 | 2.5 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Jacksdale and Westwood | 2,758 | 2.6 | C | B− | B | C |
| Ironville | 1,824 | 2.8 | — | A | D | D |
Ironville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £190,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £80,000, terraced houses £126,000, semi-detached houses £170,000 and detached houses £280,000.
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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