Barrow Hill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Barrow Hill’s built-up area.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Barrow HillDerbyshire
The village has 978 residents and lies in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
978
Census 2021 · Chesterfield council
Median home
£143K
25 sales in 3 years
Median age
35
13% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
18%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Barrow Hill a good place to live?
There are no grades for Barrow Hill: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Homes sell for a median £143,000. 18% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Barrow Hill stand out
The 3 things Barrow Hill does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
48% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Derbyshire 29%.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barrow Hill.
Who lives here
Few people in Barrow Hill are 65 or over: 13%, below Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
A fifth of residents are children under 15. Barrow Hill has a median age of 35. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, about level with England’s towns (12%) and above Derbyshire’s towns (11%).
35median age
Barrow HillDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications28%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Barrow Hill | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Barrow Hill
Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 40.4, and 37% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. There is one school here; it is shown below. 64% of pupils at the 9 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Hill Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 74 | – |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Benefit claims run higher in Barrow Hill, 7.1% of 16 to 64s, than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 13% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households take home £42K a year before tax, on average. Of the commuters living in Barrow Hill, 3% work in the town itself. There are 0.6 jobs in Barrow Hill for each resident in work. 13% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Derbyshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%).
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
Bus9%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
35%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
13%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
7.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Social housing is more common in Barrow Hill than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns, at 47% of households
37% of households own their home. Private renters make up 15% of households, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). That is the middle of 25 standard sales inside Barrow Hill’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£143Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Barrow Hill£143K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £125,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £163,000 | 7 |
37%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£758
average private rent a month, Chesterfield council area
£2,445
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs high in Barrow Hill: 81.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
Reported offences in Barrow Hill came to 126 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 26. Homes saw 17 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above both Derbyshire’s towns (8.9) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 62% of recorded crime.
81.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual78
Public order16
Other theft10
Damage & arson9
Other crime4
Burglary2
Weapons2
Shoplifting1
Anti-social26
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.
81.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
21.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
126
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
More people in Barrow Hill live with a disability than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 29%
At the census, 10% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 70% of Barrow Hill’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.5 miles off.
70%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 70%Fair 20%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Barrow Hill | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 70% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 29% | 20% | 17% |
79.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
78.9
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More of the land in Barrow Hill is conservation area than in Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 30% of the housing. Grade II covers all 3 listed buildings that Historic England records here.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
30%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
31
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Renishaw Hall and 2 more in and around Barrow Hill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Barrow Hill. Best known first.
Historic houseRenishaw Hall3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumChesterfield Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRevolution House2.7 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Renishaw Hall: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chesterfield Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Revolution House: Jon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Barrow Hill
14pages on Barrow Hill
The big questions
Safety81.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £143K · rent £758 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 79.5 (men), 78.9 (women)Work & commute30% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Famous people from Barrow Hill
3 notable people were born in Barrow Hill.
Barrow Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
StaveleyBrimingtonEckingtonRenishawDuckmantonChesterfieldBarlboroughBarrow Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Hill | 978 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Staveley | 15,151 | 1.1 | D | B | D | D− |
| Brimington | 11,068 | 1.7 | B− | B | C− | C− |
| Eckington | 7,435 | 2.1 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 2.4 | — | A | B− | D |
| Duckmanton | 1,775 | 2.6 | — | B | C− | D |
| Chesterfield | 76,394 | 3.5 | C | B | D | C− |
| Barlborough | 2,859 | 3.7 | C+ | B | C+ | C |
Renishaw and Duckmanton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Barrow Hill
How many listed buildings are there in Barrow Hill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Barrow Hill expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £163,000 and semi-detached houses £125,000. Private rents in the Chesterfield council area averaged £758 a month in August 2026.
About Barrow Hill
Village in Derbyshire, England
Barrow Hill is a built-up area of 978 people, in the Chesterfield 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
- Population
- 978 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Chesterfield
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001560
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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