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A town of 6,404 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Wingerworth grades A overall against UK towns: better than 88% of UK towns, and #7 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 £278,747 in the last three years, 5.9 times what households in the North East Derbyshire council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Wingerworth 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 Wingerworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Wingerworth’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
1% 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 Wingerworth.
In the comparison, Wingerworth comes above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). 13% of residents are children under 15. Half the people of Wingerworth are older than 50.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Wingerworth | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunloke Park Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 357 | B |
| Deer Park Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 338 | A |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Wingerworth, that is above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). 38% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Wingerworth has 13 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 1% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence came to 14.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Derbyshire’s towns (25.9) and England’s towns (22). Homes see 5.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 212 crimes inside Wingerworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 29 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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
Wingerworth sits below both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%) on this measure. Women here live to 85.8 on average and men to 81.5 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Wingerworth | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
That puts Wingerworth above both Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). 5% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £322,750 | 198 |
| Semi-detached | £235,000 | 111 |
| Terraced | £202,500 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
13 listed buildings in Wingerworth, 1 of them Grade I.
The Hunloke Arms Inn: Photo: Stephen G Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 238,240, Longedge Lane: Photo: Neil Theasby · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingerworth | 6,404 | — | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Old Tupton | 4,190 | 1.3 | C | B+ | C− | C− |
| Grassmoor | 3,528 | 1.5 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Clay Cross | 8,915 | 2.5 | D | B+ | D | D− |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood | 9,545 | 2.6 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Chesterfield | 76,394 | 2.9 | C | B | D | C− |
| Holymoorside | 1,363 | 3 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Pilsley and Lower Pilsley | 3,470 | 3.8 | B− | A− | C+ | C |
Holymoorside has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 212 crimes inside Wingerworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 52% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Wingerworth is a built-up area of 6,404 people, in the North East 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.
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