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A village of 1,172 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Baslow has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is schools (A+): primary results beat 95% of towns in England. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 5.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £620,000 in the last three years, 11.6 times what households in the Derbyshire Dales council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Baslow 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 Baslow is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Baslow’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Baslow. Best known first.
Historic houseChatsworth House1.9 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustEyam Hall4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumEyam Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageHob Hurst's House3.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCucklet Church4.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionEyam Stocks4.5 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baslow.
St Anne's CofE Primary School’s results beat 81% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 129 | A− |
In the comparison, Baslow comes below both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Women here live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.9 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Baslow | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Baslow, that is above both Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). Baslow has 154 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Baslow’s listed buildings include Baslow Bridge, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Baslow sits below both Derbyshire’s towns (25.9) and England’s towns (22) on this measure. Police recorded 38 crimes inside Baslow’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Baslow below both Derbyshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). 10% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
On this, Baslow is above both Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 9% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £755,000 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £355,500 | 12 |
| Terraced | £360,000 | 9 |
| Flat or maisonette | £202,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population. The median resident of Baslow is 56.8 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Baslow | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baslow | 1,172 | — | — | B− | A− | A |
| Calver | 1,073 | 1.4 | — | B− | A | A |
| Bakewell | 3,275 | 3.4 | A− | B | C+ | B |
| Holymoorside | 1,363 | 5.5 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Darley Dale | 3,985 | 5.7 | A− | A− | B | B− |
| Hathersage | 1,861 | 5.8 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Tideswell | 1,554 | 6.7 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Dronfield | 21,161 | 7 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
Calver, Holymoorside, Hathersage and Tideswell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £620,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £202,500, terraced houses £360,000, semi-detached houses £355,500 and detached houses £755,000.
Primary results beat 95% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
That is 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Baslow Bridge. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Derbyshire, England
Baslow is a built-up area of 1,172 people, in the Derbyshire Dales 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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