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A town of 7,759 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Clowne grades C overall against UK towns: better than 27% of UK towns, and #44 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is safety (C−): 40.1 violent and sexual offences and 13.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 14%. The median home sold for £184,500 in the last three years, 4.2 times what households in the Bolsover council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Clowne 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 Clowne is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Clowne’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
22% 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 Clowne.
Violent crime ran at 40.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Derbyshire’s towns (25.6) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 583 crimes inside Clowne’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 111 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 51% 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
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clowne Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 326 | B+ |
| Heritage High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 940 | C− |
For Clowne, that is above both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Clowne is Chesterfield Royal Hospital, 6.1 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 | Clowne | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Clowne sits below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%) on this measure. For 26% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
That puts Clowne above both Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). 12% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £253,000 | 114 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 117 |
| Terraced | £120,000 | 73 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,250 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Clowne has 5 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 22% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
On this, Clowne is below both Derbyshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (34%). 9.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median resident of Clowne is 45.6 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Clowne | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 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 Clowne. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryHarley Gallery and Foundation4.6 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteCreswell Crags3.3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCreswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre3.6 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 listed buildings in Clowne.
Clowne Cross: Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · War Memorial: Photo: jondaniel · CC BY 3.0
13 notable people were born in Clowne.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clowne | 7,759 | — | C | B+ | C− | C− |
| Barlborough | 2,859 | 1.3 | C+ | B | C+ | C |
| Creswell | 5,792 | 1.9 | C− | B+ | D | D− |
| Whitwell | 3,722 | 2.4 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 3.1 | — | A | B− | D |
| Bolsover | 11,228 | 3.2 | D | B | D | D |
| Harthill | 1,729 | 3.3 | — | C+ | A− | C |
| Duckmanton | 1,775 | 3.7 | — | B | C− | D |
Renishaw, Harthill and Duckmanton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £184,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £100,250, terraced houses £120,000, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £253,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Clowne is a built-up area of 7,759 people, in the Bolsover 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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