Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0Younger than 89% of UK towns: half of Harpur Hill is under 38
Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Harpur Hill, 97%. The village had 1,121 residents in 474 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, a third of households have dependent children. At 12%, the share of households in detached houses is lower than in 90% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Harpur Hill’s people
A village people move to
17% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. Students & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Harpur Hill’s residents are under 38 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 9.6% are 15 to 24 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Residents aged 65 and over make up 13% in Harpur Hill, less than in 94% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Compared with 12% across England’s towns, 9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 here. By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. The largest age band is 30–34: nearly one in ten residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, a share 98% of UK towns don’t reach
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
The share of full-time students trails 82% of UK towns: 4.1%. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns: 11%.
27% of households are one person living alone, below 74% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
In Harpur Hill the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. To put it in context, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. The census found that 1.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here.
Only 11% of households have no car or van in Harpur Hill
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
The figure for households in terraced houses is 19% in Harpur Hill and 24% across England’s towns. One household in every 9 has no car or van. Fewer households in flats than in 73% of UK towns: 6.9%.
3.6% born outside the UK, fewer than in 84% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.8%) and in Africa (0.5%). To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. 99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 83% of UK towns.
Harpur Hill ranks above 62% of UK towns on residents with no religion: 43%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 97% of Harpur Hill · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Here half of residents describe themselves as Christian, where the figure across England’s towns is 46%. The usual figure: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. After White British, the most common groups are Other White (1.7%), Mixed or multiple (1.3%) and Indian (0.3%).
Harpur Hill ranks below 98% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 6.4%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 12. Across England’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 8.7%. At 37%, the share of adults who have never married is higher than in nearly four fifths of UK towns. Harpur Hill sits close to the norm on married adults and civil partners: 44%, about the same as across England’s towns.
29% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 29% of Harpur Hill’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 12% have no qualification (18%).
Harpur Hill is younger than every town around it
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpur Hill | 1,121 | — | 38 | 13% | 33% |
| Buxton | 20,048 | 1.4 mi | 47.1 | 23% | 24% |
| Dove Holes | 1,156 | 4.5 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 26% |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7,235 | 5.9 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 27% |
| Tideswell | 1,554 | 6.1 mi | 51.3 | 26% | 22% |
| Chinley | 1,913 | 7.3 mi | 45.4 | 21% | 28% |
| Whaley Bridge | 4,618 | 7.3 mi | 49.6 | 23% | 24% |
| Furness Vale | 1,069 | 8.6 mi | 51.2 | 24% | 22% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Derbyshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Derbyshire (or England), summed the same way as Harpur Hill’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Harpur Hill’s residents
What is the population of Harpur Hill?
The 2021 Census counted 1,121 people in Harpur Hill’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Harpur Hill?
The median age was 38 at the 2021 Census. 9.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 13% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Harpur Hill?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 3.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Harpur Hill?
43% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.1% didn’t answer.
Is Harpur Hill good for families?
33% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Harpur Hill’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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