Chinley’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Chinley’s built-up area.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ChinleyDerbyshire
A village of 1,913 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,913
Census 2021 · High Peak council
Median home
£328K
102 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.4
21% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Chinley a good place to live?
Chinley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (A−): 13.9 violent and sexual offences and 7.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 6.7% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £328,250 in the last three years, 6.4 times what households in the High Peak council area earn in a year.
What makes Chinley stand out
The 3 things Chinley does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
41% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 93% of UK towns
Environment Agency flood maps, defences counted.
How Chinley grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Chinley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskDOpen →SafetyA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £56,602; 1.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB+Open →Cost of livingrent £937 a monthC+Open →HealthLife expectancy 81 for men, 83.9 for womenBOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 25% of towns in England; secondary results beat 65% of towns in EnglandC+Open →WalkabilityB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildingsC+Open →Outdoors78% live within 400 m of a park; 53% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeB+Open →Civic life2.1 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chinley.
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Chinley than in 80% of UK towns
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 55 offences in Chinley and 3 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 53% of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.3 reports per 1,000, below Derbyshire’s towns (8.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
13.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 64% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual29
Damage & arson5
Public order5
Vehicle crime5
Burglary3
Shoplifting2
Other theft2
Drugs2
Anti-social3
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.
13.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
55
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.
HousingCost of living grade C+
Most households in Chinley own their home: 76%, more than in Derbyshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The private rented sector houses 13% of households. Social housing holds 7% of households, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £328,250, comes from 102 standard sales inside Chinley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£328Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Chinley£328K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 27 |
| Semi-detached | £328,750 | 46 |
| Terraced | £250,798 | 22 |
| Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | 7 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£937
average private rent a month, High Peak council area
£2,423
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Just 3.5% of people in Chinley say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and across England’s towns
At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, below both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 85% of Chinley’s residents. This Derbyshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away.
85%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Chinley | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 20% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Chinley keeps more of its old housing than Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns: 41% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover just over a third of Chinley’s land, above both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). The town has 3 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Scaled to its population, that is 16 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally.
3listed buildingsC+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
41%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
16
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Fewer commuters in Chinley walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 35% of workers, above Derbyshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. At the census, 84% of commuters went by car. About 5% of its commuters stay in Chinley for work. 33% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot9%
Train4%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 53% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Chinley than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 40% of adults
18% are under 15, above both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.6% of residents. The median resident of Chinley is 45.4 years old.
45.4median age
ChinleyDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chinley | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Chinley
14pages on Chinley
The big questions
SafetyA−13.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £328K · rent £937 a monthHousing21 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hadfield DriveSchoolsC+1 state schoolHealthBLife expectancy 81 (men), 83.9 (women)Work & commuteB+53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD6.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Chinley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Chapel-en-le-FrithWhaley BridgeFurness ValeHayfieldNew MillsDove HolesDisleyChinley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinley | 1,913 | — | — | C+ | A− | B |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7,235 | 1.5 | B | B | B− | B− |
| Whaley Bridge | 4,618 | 2.1 | A− | C+ | B− | A− |
| Furness Vale | 1,069 | 2.2 | — | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Hayfield | 1,878 | 2.9 | — | B− | B | C |
| New Mills | 9,195 | 3.2 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Dove Holes | 1,156 | 3.4 | — | B | C− | B− |
| Disley | 3,891 | 4.1 | A | C | A− | A |
Furness Vale, Hayfield and Dove Holes have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Chinley
How many listed buildings are there in Chinley?
3 on Historic England’s list.
Does Chinley flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Is Chinley safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
About Chinley
Village in Derbyshire, England
Chinley is a built-up area of 1,913 people, in the High Peak 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
- 1,913 (Census 2021)
- Council
- High Peak
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001470
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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