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A town of 8,269 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Hilton grades A+ overall against UK towns: better than 98% of UK towns, and #3 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A+): median sale £235,000, 4.1 years of area income; rent £882 a month. Its weakest is walkability (D): 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The 3 things Hilton 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 Hilton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Hilton’s built-up area.
4% 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 Hilton.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Hilton has 2 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 4% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Spencer AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 548 | B+ |
That puts Hilton above both Derbyshire’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). 6% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £335,000 | 160 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 118 |
| Terraced | £219,500 | 86 |
| Flat or maisonette | £115,750 | 70 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Hilton is below both Derbyshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 90% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, Hilton comes below both Derbyshire’s towns (9) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 278 crimes inside Hilton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 40 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence comes to 19.8 per 1,000 residents 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
For Hilton, that is above both Derbyshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). One GP practice serves the town; 79% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 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 | Hilton | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Hilton sits below both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Half the people of Hilton are older than 37.6. Graduates make up 41% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hilton | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.4% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 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 Hilton. Best known first.
CastleTutbury Castle3.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumClaymills Victorian Pumping Station3.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTutbury Museum & Information Centre3.3 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenSculpture Garden100 m outside town, to the northeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 8,269 | — | A+ | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Etwall | 3,080 | 1.5 | A | B+ | B | B |
| Rolleston on Dove | 2,902 | 1.7 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Hatton | 2,560 | 2.2 | A− | A+ | B− | B− |
| Stretton | 4,646 | 2.4 | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Tutbury | 3,674 | 2.6 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Willington | 2,717 | 3.3 | A+ | A | B+ | B+ |
| Findern | 1,608 | 3.6 | — | A | A | B− |
Findern has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
A young town. At the 2021 Census, 20% of residents were under 15 and 29% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 11% were 65 or over.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 91% of towns in England. Primary results beat 73%. Hilton has 2 state schools; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Police recorded 278 crimes inside Hilton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 57% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Hilton is a built-up area of 8,269 people, in the South 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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