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A town of 7,171 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Borrowash grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 75% of UK towns, and #13 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is schools (B+): primary results beat 99% of towns in England; secondary results beat 39% of towns in England. The median home sold for £257,500 in the last three years, 5.4 times what households in the Erewash council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Borrowash 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 Borrowash is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 33 buildings inside Borrowash’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Borrowash.
Redhill Primary School’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redhill Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 215 | A+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Borrowash has 33 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II*. 17% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Borrowash comes above both Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). 12% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £345,000 | 121 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 104 |
| Terraced | £202,500 | 34 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 283 crimes inside Borrowash’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 32 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 53% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
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
82% of Borrowash’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 80% across Derbyshire’s towns. 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 | Borrowash | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Borrowash, that is below both Derbyshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 14% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Borrowash sits above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents. The median resident of Borrowash is 47.7 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Borrowash | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Borrowash. Best known first.
CastleElvaston Castle1.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or prioryDale Abbey ruins2.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm3.1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumRadio Communication Museum of Great Britain4.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumGreat Northern Classics4.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumShardlow Heritage Centre4.1 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
33 listed buildings in Borrowash.
The Moravian Chapel/Church: Photo: Rob Bradford · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Moravian Manse: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ockbrook School: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rock House: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrowash | 7,171 | — | B+ | B | B | C+ |
| Breaston and Draycott | 7,393 | 2.2 | B | B | B− | C+ |
| Shardlow | 1,190 | 2.9 | — | A | C | B− |
| Sandiacre | 9,373 | 3.4 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Aston-on-Trent | 2,433 | 3.5 | — | A | A | B+ |
| Long Eaton | 37,815 | 3.9 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Derby | 275,561 | 4.2 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| West Hallam | 5,912 | 4.2 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
Shardlow and Aston-on-Trent have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Secondary results are closer to the middle, trailing 61%. Borrowash has 3 state schools; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
About the middle for its size: 41% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
Band D council tax in Borrowash is £2,396 for 2026–27, less than in 59% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Borrowash is a built-up area of 7,171 people, in the Erewash 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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