Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,717 people live in this town in Derbyshire, East Midlands. 46% of households own their home outright.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Where it does best is cost of living — the median home sold for £294,000, 5.2 years of area income. Jobs and pay hold up well: households earn a mean £62,522 a year, and 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Most journeys need a car: 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Hazards are a real consideration: 2.2% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Put together, the subjects come to an A+ overall, ranking #4 of 59 in Derbyshire. It comes out better than 97% of UK towns.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Willington 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 Willington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Willington’s built-up area.
9% 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 Willington.
Social housing holds 6% of households, below both Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). 8% of households are private tenants. Private rents average £882 a month across the South Derbyshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £352,000 | 57 |
| Semi-detached | £242,500 | 34 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The one school in town appears below. Just over two thirds of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 207 pupils attend Willington’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 207 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). Conservation areas cover 3% of Willington’s land, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Willington said they were in good or very good health. 4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Willington | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
87% of commuters drove, above Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Willington counts 0.6 jobs per working resident. The census counted 31% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Willington has less crime per resident than 72% of them. Over the year to August 2026, 97 offences were reported locally, along with 13 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The violent crime rate is 19.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence and sexual offences were 52% of the crimes.
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.
16% are under 15, below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. The age that splits Willington in two is 46.5. Graduates make up 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Willington | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 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 Willington. Best known first.
MuseumClaymills Victorian Pumping Station3.4 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryRepton School Art Gallery1.1 km outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenSculpture Garden4.4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
7 listed buildings in Willington.
Hall Cottages and the Hall: Photo: David Rogers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Green Man: Photo: Roger Kidd · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willington | 2,717 | — | A+ | A | B+ | B+ |
| Repton | 2,766 | 1.1 | A+ | A− | A− | A |
| Findern | 1,608 | 1.6 | — | A | A | B− |
| Etwall | 3,080 | 2.5 | A | B+ | B | B |
| Stretton | 4,646 | 2.8 | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Hilton | 8,269 | 3.3 | A+ | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Rolleston on Dove | 2,902 | 3.6 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Burton upon Trent | 76,264 | 4.6 | C+ | A | D | D |
Findern has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 81% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Willington is a built-up area of 2,717 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
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
