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502 residents make their home in this village in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Taddington is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 56% of homes were built before 1919. 10% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Mortgage-free owners make up 58% of households.
The 3 things Taddington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Taddington’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
56% 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 Taddington.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A household here earns £49K a year before tax, on average. 38% of workers worked mainly from home, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%). Also worth knowing: the 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.3%. About 7% of its commuters stay in Taddington for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. Taddington and Priestcliffe School’s results beat 96% of schools in England like it. 64 pupils attend the town’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taddington and Priestcliffe SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 64 | A+ |
Private renters make up 15% of households. 8% live in social housing, below Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 78%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £637,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 1.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence comes to 5.3 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 8 crimes inside Taddington’s built-up area. 63% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 nearest A&E to Taddington is Macclesfield District General Hospital, 14.7 miles away. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 16% of people in the town. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 5 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Taddington | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Taddington counts 120 listed buildings, above Derbyshire’s towns (24) and England’s towns (39) alike. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Michael, Grade I. It counts 6 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The median resident of Taddington is 53.7 years old. 28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Degrees are held by 42% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Taddington | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taddington | 502 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tideswell | 1,554 | 3 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Harpur Hill | 1,121 | 4.7 | — | B | D | A |
| Bakewell | 3,275 | 4.9 | A− | B | C+ | B |
| Buxton | 20,048 | 5.2 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Dove Holes | 1,156 | 6 | — | B | C− | B− |
| Bradwell | 1,368 | 6.8 | — | A− | A | A |
| Calver | 1,073 | 6.8 | — | B− | A | A |
Tideswell, Harpur Hill, Dove Holes, Bradwell and Calver have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Private rents in the Derbyshire Dales council area averaged £819 a month in August 2026.
Village in Derbyshire, England
Taddington is a built-up area of 502 people, in the Derbyshire Dales 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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