Chellaston West & Shelton Lock

Derby · East Midlands · population 8,667 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,055 of 6,856 in England
  • #271 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #11 of 31 in Derby
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,675
Median age (est.)43
Density3,103per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 11%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 11%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 37% · Sikh 6%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chellaston West & Shelton Lock is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,055 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 31 in Derby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (82) and lowest on Health (35). Typical homes here, about £245,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 44% in five years (from 124 sales), 11% above the wider Derby median of £220,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,051 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,920 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 54 · #3,138
Employment 47 · #3,659
Education 51 · #3,384
Health 35 · #4,468
Crime 52 · #3,316
Housing & access 82 · #1,239
Living environment 81 · #1,301

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=124
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,0001240.0%+44.5%
Detached£280,00069-8.2%+25.8%
Semi-detached£225,00025-3.4%+32.7%
Terraced£175,50027-26.1%+29.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£245,000
Derby£220,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,920±£5,548 · #3,735 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,485
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 596 offences
Derby120
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #3,449 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences237
Theft135
Burglary19
Vehicle crime60
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons63
Drugs15
Robbery6
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 103 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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