Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 1,073 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Calver has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A): life expectancy 81.9 for men, 86.6 for women. Its weakest is hazard risk (C+): 0.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £475,000 in the last three years, 8.9 times what households in the Derbyshire Dales council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Calver 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 Calver is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Calver’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
32% 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 Calver. Best known first.
Historic houseChatsworth House4.2 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustEyam Hall2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumEyam Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustLongshaw Estate4.5 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionCucklet Church2.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionEyam Stocks2.6 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 Calver.
On this, Calver is above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Under-15s account for 11% of the population. Calver has a median age of 56.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Calver | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 52% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbar Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 68 | B+ |
In the comparison, Calver comes above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Calver has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.5 miles away. 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 | Calver | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Violent crime ran at 11.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Derbyshire’s towns (25.9) and England’s towns (22). Burglary and damage come to 4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 47 crimes inside Calver’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Calver, that is above both Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). Calver has 130 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Calver has 14 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Calver sits below both Derbyshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%) on this measure. 14% 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
That puts Calver above both Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 9% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £602,500 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £367,500 | 6 |
| Terraced | £400,000 | 5 |
| Flat or maisonette | £450,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calver | 1,073 | — | — | B− | A | A |
| Baslow | 1,172 | 1.4 | — | B− | A− | A |
| Bakewell | 3,275 | 4.1 | A− | B | C+ | B |
| Hathersage | 1,861 | 4.5 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Tideswell | 1,554 | 5.9 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Bradwell | 1,368 | 6.3 | — | A− | A | A |
| Holymoorside | 1,363 | 6.5 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Dronfield | 21,161 | 7 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
Baslow, Hathersage, Tideswell, Bradwell and Holymoorside have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Police recorded 47 crimes inside Calver’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 34% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £475,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £450,000, terraced houses £400,000, semi-detached houses £367,500 and detached houses £602,500.
Village in Derbyshire, England
Calver is a built-up area of 1,073 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.