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3,674 people live in this town in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. It is a safe place by the numbers: 19 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 5.9 home and vehicle crimes. Overall, Tutbury earns a B+, better than 72% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #10 of 46 in Staffordshire. Homes are affordable (B+): homes sell for a median £270,000, about 5.4 times local household income. Pupils here do less well than most (C−): primary results beat 29% of towns in England. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health, B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Tutbury 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 Tutbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 34 buildings inside Tutbury’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
16% 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 Tutbury.
The town has one school, shown below. 57% of pupils at the 7 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 255 pupils attend Tutbury’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Wakefield CofE Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 255 | B− |
Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Tutbury: 46.8, the median. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
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.
| Tutbury | Staffordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Staffordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Tutbury’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It has 93 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Staffordshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39). 2 scheduled monuments lie locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
111 crimes and 23 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Tutbury’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Tutbury has less crime per resident than 76% of them. There were 5.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (7.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
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
70% of households own their home, above Staffordshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £858 a month across the East Staffordshire council area. 163 standard sales inside Tutbury’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £270,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £357,000 | 77 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 37 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £167,055 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
2 GP practices serve the town; 83% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.1% of the town. A disability affects 18% of people in Tutbury.
| Census 2021 | Tutbury | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. 30% of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both Staffordshire’s towns (43%) and England’s towns (45%). Of the commuters living in Tutbury, 6% work in the town itself. Each working resident is matched by 0.3 jobs in the town.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tutbury. Best known first.
CastleTutbury Castle100 m outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkNational Forest Adventure Farm4.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSinai Park House5 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenSculpture Garden4.2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
34 listed buildings in Tutbury, 1 of them Grade I.
Tutbury Castle: Photo: Dave Harris · CC BY 3.0 · Dog and Partridge Hotel: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · North West Block of Tutbury Institute Fronting Street: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wesleyan Methodist Chapel: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0
4 notable people were born in Tutbury.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutbury | 3,674 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Hatton | 2,560 | 1 | A− | A+ | B− | B− |
| Rolleston on Dove | 2,902 | 1.9 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Hilton | 8,269 | 2.6 | A+ | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Stretton | 4,646 | 3.1 | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Burton upon Trent | 76,264 | 4 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Etwall | 3,080 | 4.1 | A | B+ | B | B |
| Willington | 2,717 | 5.4 | A+ | A | B+ | B+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Primary results trail 71% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Staffordshire council.
Town in Staffordshire, England
Tutbury is a built-up area of 3,674 people, in the East Staffordshire 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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