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A village of 1,861 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Hathersage has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is schools (A+): primary results beat 96% of towns in England. Its weakest is hazard risk (C): 1.3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £490,000 in the last three years, 9.2 times what households in the Derbyshire Dales council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Hathersage 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 Hathersage is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Hathersage’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
45% 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 Hathersage.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.4%. The age that splits Hathersage in two is 54.3. Degrees are held by 53% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Hathersage | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.3% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 53% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, nearly three quarters of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School’s results beat 90% of schools in England like it.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 144 | A |
At the census, 4.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). A disability affects 16% of people in Hathersage. Seeing a GP means leaving Hathersage: the nearest practice is 3.3 miles away. Women here live to 85 on average and men to 82.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Hathersage | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Hathersage counts 161 listed buildings, above Derbyshire’s towns (23) and England’s towns (39) alike. The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I. It has 30 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
77% of commuters drove, lower than Derbyshire’s towns (80%) yet higher than England’s towns (70%). In 2026, 1.4% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Of the commuters living in Hathersage, 13% work in the town itself. There are 1 jobs in Hathersage for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There were 2.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Derbyshire’s towns (8.7) and England’s towns (7.8). Violent crime comes to 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 69 offences in Hathersage and 5 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 22% of the total.
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.
11% rent privately, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 55 standard sales inside Hathersage’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £490,000. Private rents average £819 a month across the Derbyshire Dales council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £720,000 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £491,892 | 14 |
| Terraced | £382,500 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hathersage. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustEyam Hall4.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumEyam Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustLongshaw Estate2.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionDavid Mellor Visitor Centre100 m outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionEyam Stocks4.8 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteMompesson's Well3.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hathersage | 1,861 | — | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Bradwell | 1,368 | 3.6 | — | A− | A | A |
| Calver | 1,073 | 4.5 | — | B− | A | A |
| Baslow | 1,172 | 5.8 | — | B− | A− | A |
| Tideswell | 1,554 | 6.1 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Dronfield | 21,161 | 7.7 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
| Worrall | 1,320 | 8 | — | D | A− | A− |
| Bakewell | 3,275 | 8.1 | A− | B | C+ | B |
Bradwell, Calver, Baslow, Tideswell and Worrall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 96% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 31% of residents were 65 or over and 34% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 12% were under 15.
That is 6.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael and All Angels. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £490,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £382,500, semi-detached houses £491,892 and detached houses £720,000.
Village in Derbyshire, England
Hathersage is a built-up area of 1,861 people, in the Derbyshire Dales 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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