The River Drone and the Midland Main Line railway run through the village, which has a population of over 1,000, increasing to 1,876 and including Apperknowle at the time of the 2011 Census.

[2][3][failed verification] Unstone community centre is built on the former trackbed of the Midland branch next to the former overbridge on Crow Lane.

A modern housing estate, Unstone Green, was built at the other side of the railway line from the original village.

The majority of the estate, which was built in the 1940s, was initially intended to be temporary housing for the many coal miners in the area, but it is still intact today.

[6] Unstone Grange, run by a registered charity is a retreat that describes itself as "a centre for personal creative growth.