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A town of 4,352 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Tibshelf grades C overall against UK towns: better than 31% of UK towns, and #38 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is walkability (D): 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £175,000 in the last three years, 4 times what households in the Bolsover council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Tibshelf 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 Tibshelf is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Tibshelf’s built-up area.
25% 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 Tibshelf.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
90% of commuters drove, above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). Before tax, the average household brings in £49K a year. There are 0.7 jobs in Tibshelf for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
60% of pupils at the 8 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 45% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 42.9. Tibshelf’s two primaries and one secondary have 1,161 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town End Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 187 | C |
| Tibshelf Community SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 834 | C+ |
At the census, 6.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. One GP practice serves the town; just over three quarters of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Tibshelf is King's Mill Hospital, 4.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Tibshelf | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
A quarter of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). For its size, Tibshelf has 7 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police figures for Tibshelf’s built-up area: 252 crimes and 32 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 54% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage come to 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
Private renters make up 14% of households, below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Half of the 181 standard sales inside Tibshelf’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £175,000. It is the 53rd most expensive of 59 towns of 2,500+ in Derbyshire.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £267,500 | 60 |
| Semi-detached | £168,000 | 81 |
| Terraced | £120,000 | 40 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
17% of residents are 65 or over, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Derbyshire’s towns (20%). The age that splits Tibshelf in two is 39.7. Under 15: 18% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tibshelf | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tibshelf. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustStainsby Mill3.5 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseCarnfield Hall4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
6 notable people were born in Tibshelf.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibshelf | 4,352 | — | C | B+ | C | C− |
| Newton and Blackwell | 3,053 | 1.4 | C+ | B+ | C | C− |
| Pilsley and Lower Pilsley | 3,470 | 1.7 | B− | A− | C+ | C |
| Huthwaite | 5,069 | 2 | D | B− | D | D |
| Morton | 1,335 | 2.2 | — | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Stanton Hill and Skegby | 4,568 | 2.6 | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Shirland and Stonebroom | 3,988 | 2.9 | C+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 16,028 | 3.2 | C | B+ | C | D |
Morton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
3 on Historic England’s list.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £175,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £120,000, semi-detached houses £168,000 and detached houses £267,500.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Tibshelf is a built-up area of 4,352 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
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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