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A town of 11,068 in Derbyshire, East Midlands. 15% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Brimington grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 46% of UK towns, and #28 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is schools (A−): primary results beat 93% of towns in England; secondary results beat 58% of towns in England. Its weakest is health (C−): life expectancy 79.7 for men, 80.8 for women. The median home sold for £195,000 in the last three years, 4.4 times what households in the Chesterfield council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Brimington 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 Brimington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Brimington’s built-up area.
18% 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 Brimington.
Nearly a quarter of residents have a disability, above Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. At the census, 7.1% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Also worth knowing: women here live to 80.8 on average and men to 79.7 (2019–23). 2 GP practices serve the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Brimington | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.1% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 73% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Brimington Junior School’s results beat 87% of schools in England like it. One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Secondary results at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 46.9, with 47% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimington Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 282 | A |
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 785 offences in Brimington and 92 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 11.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 63% of the crimes.
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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its heritage register entries (14 listed buildings) are all Grade II. 18% of its homes were built before 1919, below Derbyshire’s towns (23%) but above England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 13 for every 10,000 residents of Brimington.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
From September 2023 to August 2026, 511 homes sold inside Brimington’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £195,000. Private rents average £764 a month across the Chesterfield council area. Owners make up 66% of households, close to Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and above England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £349,950 | 171 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 229 |
| Terraced | £132,500 | 101 |
| Flat or maisonette | £112,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried just over four in five commuters at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 54%, above Derbyshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. 3% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The median resident of Brimington is 46.2 years old. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. 22% of residents are 65 or over, above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Brimington | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 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 Brimington. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageSutton Scarsdale Hall3 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseRenishaw Hall5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumChesterfield Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRevolution House1.4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
15 notable people were born in Brimington.
George Davidson: Photo by E Hawkins, Brighton, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimington | 11,068 | — | B− | B | C− | C− |
| Staveley | 15,151 | 1.4 | D | B | D | D− |
| Chesterfield | 76,394 | 2 | C | B | D | C− |
| Duckmanton | 1,775 | 2.3 | — | B | C− | D |
| Grassmoor | 3,528 | 3.7 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Eckington | 7,435 | 3.8 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Wingerworth | 6,404 | 4 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 4 | — | A | B− | D |
Duckmanton and Renishaw 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, beating 58%.
About the middle for its size: 62% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C−.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £195,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £112,500, terraced houses £132,500, semi-detached houses £175,000 and detached houses £349,950.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Brimington is a built-up area of 11,068 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
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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