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Home to 15,041 people, this town lies in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. The weak point is safety — police record 37.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 13.9 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 37%. Stapleford grades B− overall, better than 47% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #23 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. It lags on hazard risk as well: 6.1% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 21% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes sell for a median £217,750, about 4.2 years of what households in the Broxtowe council area earn.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Stapleford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 2 things Stapleford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Stapleford’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →16 listed buildings in Stapleford, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Helen: Photo: Oxymoron · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cemetery Chapel and Mortuary: Photo: Heather Domleo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · St John's Primary School: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stapleford House Education Centre: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stapleford.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For nearly two in five commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Stapleford, 11% work in the town itself. This Nottinghamshire town counts 0.4 jobs per working resident. Households had £48K a year before tax, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (£51K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
GCSE results at the 9 secondary schools within 3 km: 53% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 49.2. Below are three of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked. Between them, six primaries and one secondary teach 2,951 pupils in Stapleford.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Spencer AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 627 | B− |
| George Spencer AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,580 | A− |
| Wadsworth Fields Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 282 | A |
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 1,119 crimes and 170 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Stapleford’s built-up area. There were 16.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.7) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up 48% of the total.
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.
3 GP practices serve the town; 64% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Stapleford is Queen's Medical Centre, 3.7 miles away. 80% of people in Stapleford rate their own health good or very good.
| Census 2021 | Stapleford | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Nearly two thirds of households own their home, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £942 a month across the Broxtowe council area. The median sale, £217,750, comes from 612 standard sales inside Stapleford’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 145 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 291 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 143 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 33 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Stapleford’s listed buildings include Anglo Saxon Cross 50 Metres East of Church of St Helen, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total. It has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Stapleford has a median age of 40.8 years. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with England’s towns (18%) and above Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%). 27% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stapleford | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stapleford. Best known first.
MuseumWollaton Hall3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumNottingham Industrial Museum3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumErewash Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryDale Abbey ruins4.7 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm2.8 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
7 notable people were born in Stapleford.
Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet: Daniel Orme, Public domain
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Stapleford is a built-up area of 15,041 people, in the Broxtowe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleford | 15,041 | — | B− | B | C− | C |
| Trowell | 2,165 | 1.1 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Sandiacre | 9,373 | 1.1 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Beeston | 52,359 | 1.8 | A− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Long Eaton | 37,815 | 2.8 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Ilkeston | 38,723 | 3.3 | C | A | D | D |
| Breaston and Draycott | 7,393 | 3.3 | B | B | B− | C+ |
| Awsworth | 2,444 | 4.2 | — | B | C+ | B− |
Trowell and Awsworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Stapleford is £2,640 for 2026–27, more than in 91% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About the middle for its size: 63% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. 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 £217,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £120,000, terraced houses £175,000, semi-detached houses £225,000 and detached houses £300,000.
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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