Swadlincote East

South Derbyshire · East Midlands · population 8,347 · 5 LSOAs

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

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,960 of 6,856 in England
  • #347 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #10 of 12 in South Derbyshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,076
Median age (est.)38
Density1,470per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above24%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 11%
One person 27%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 45% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Swadlincote East is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,960 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 12 in South Derbyshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (71) and lowest on Education (28). Typical homes here sold for about £212,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 111 sales), 17% below the wider South Derbyshire median of £255,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,463 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £37,590 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 54 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 42 · #3,974
Employment 36 · #4,378
Education 28 · #4,961
Health 34 · #4,516
Crime 42 · #3,995
Housing & access 68 · #2,178
Living environment 71 · #1,993

House prices ?

£212,000median (12m) · +3.4% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£212,000111+3.4%+11.6%
Detached£307,50032+8.8%+25.8%
Semi-detached£196,50050+0.8%+13.2%
Terraced£165,00023+3.4%+26.0%
Flat£108,7506+7.7%
This area£212,000
South Derbyshire£255,000
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)£37,590±£5,430 · #4,177 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,814
Price-to-income ?5.6×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 ?

79Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

54 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 451 offences
South Derbyshire56
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,413 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences216
Theft55
Burglary11
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons59
Drugs30
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 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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