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A town of 16,271 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Hadfield grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 48% of UK towns, and #27 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B+): median sale £227,000, 4.4 years of area income; rent £935 a month. Its weakest is health (C−): life expectancy 76.9 for men, 81.1 for women.
The 3 things Hadfield 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 Hadfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 54 buildings inside Hadfield’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
34% 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 Hadfield.
3 GP practices serve the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 80% of Hadfield’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and below England’s towns (82%). Disability touches a fifth of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Hadfield | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Between them, eight primaries and two secondaries teach 3,103 pupils in Hadfield. Below are two of its 12 schools, each with why it was picked. At the town’s 7 primary schools, 57% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's CofE Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 220 | D |
| Glossopdale School and Sixth FormLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,162 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Historic England’s list names 54 listed buildings in Hadfield: 2 Grade II*. Of the town’s land, 9% lies in conservation areas, about level with both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
69% of households are owner-occupiers. Private renters make up 15% of households, about level with Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (21%). The £227,000 median rests on 625 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £362,500 | 126 |
| Semi-detached | £256,850 | 157 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 304 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | 38 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 54% of recorded crime. Violent crime ran at 17.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (25.9) and England’s towns (22). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 566 offences in Hadfield and 86 cases of nuisance behaviour. Per 1,000 residents, 7.3 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £48K a year before tax, near Derbyshire’s towns (£50K) and lower than England’s towns (£55K). 81% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Hadfield, 15% work in the town itself. Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Line up the people of Hadfield by age and the one in the middle is 44. 30% of adults hold a degree, close to Derbyshire’s towns (29%) and below England’s towns (34%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hadfield | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
54 listed buildings in Hadfield.
The Old Workhouse: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gun Inn: Photo: Gerald England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ebenezer Chapel: Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Hall: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
11 notable people were born in Hadfield.
Vivienne Westwood: Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadfield | 16,271 | — | B− | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Gamesley | 3,124 | 0.9 | C | A | C− | D |
| Glossop | 17,820 | 1.7 | B− | B− | C+ | B− |
| Broadbottom | 1,001 | 1.8 | — | D− | — | C |
| Hattersley | 6,959 | 2.2 | — | D | — | D− |
| Stalybridge | 26,850 | 3.1 | — | D | — | D |
| Hyde | 35,902 | 3.7 | — | D | — | D |
| Dukinfield | 21,151 | 4.1 | — | D | — | D |
Broadbottom has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Broadbottom, Hattersley, Stalybridge, Hyde and Dukinfield have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 1.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
GCSE results trail 75% of towns in England, and primary results trail 74% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Town in Derbyshire, England
Hadfield is a built-up area of 16,271 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
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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