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A town of 7,435 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Eckington grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 24% of UK towns, and #50 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £190,000, 4 years of area income; rent £791 a month. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 2% of towns in England; secondary results beat 19% of towns in England.
The 3 things Eckington 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 Eckington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 23 buildings inside Eckington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
13% 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 Eckington.
Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 44% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 40.4, and 38% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camms CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 215 | D |
| Eckington SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,124 | C+ |
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of Eckington is older than 46.5, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Eckington | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; 78% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 21% of people here had a disability, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%), and 7% of residents report bad or very bad health. Life expectancy here is 82.4 for women and 79.2 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Eckington | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Private renters make up 13% of households. The median sale, £190,000, comes from 276 standard sales inside Eckington’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. 62% of households own their home, below Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and close to England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | 92 |
| Semi-detached | £172,750 | 116 |
| Terraced | £157,500 | 52 |
| Flat or maisonette | £127,500 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. 480 crimes and 104 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Eckington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Per 1,000 residents, 11.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 12.7 reports per 1,000, above Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
Eckington’s listed buildings include The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Conservation areas cover nearly a quarter of the town’s land, above Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Before tax, the average household brings in £44K a year. 85% of commuters drove, above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). For 28% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Eckington, 12% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Eckington. Best known first.
Historic houseRenishaw Hall500 m outside town, to the east
MuseumRevolution House4.8 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkGulliver's Valley Resort4.2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
23 listed buildings in Eckington, 1 of them Grade I.
The Angel Hotel: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coldwell Cottage: Photo: Chris Morgan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · 131, 133 and 135, High Street: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Methodist Chapel: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0
7 notable people were born in Eckington.
Paul West: Liz Butler, CC0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckington | 7,435 | — | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 1.8 | — | A | B− | D |
| Killamarsh | 9,082 | 2.3 | C | B+ | B− | C |
| Staveley | 15,151 | 3 | D | B | D | D− |
| Barlborough | 2,859 | 3.6 | C+ | B | C+ | C |
| Brimington | 11,068 | 3.8 | B− | B | C− | C− |
| Duckmanton | 1,775 | 4.4 | — | B | C− | D |
| Dronfield | 21,161 | 4.4 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
Renishaw and Duckmanton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
At the 2021 Census, 9.4% of Eckington’s 7,435 residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 76% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £190,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £127,500, terraced houses £157,500, semi-detached houses £172,750 and detached houses £275,000.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Eckington is a built-up area of 7,435 people, in the North East Derbyshire 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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