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A town of 9,082 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Killamarsh grades C overall against UK towns: better than 30% of UK towns, and #40 of 59 in Derbyshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B+): median sale £215,000, 4.5 years of area income; rent £791 a month. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 10% of towns in England; secondary results beat 20% of towns in England.
The 3 things Killamarsh 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 Killamarsh is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Killamarsh’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
12% 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 Killamarsh.
For Killamarsh, that is below both Derbyshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (34%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.7% of residents. The median resident of Killamarsh is 45.6 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Killamarsh | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 310 | C |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Killamarsh has 5 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 12% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Women here live to 81.9 on average and men to 78.8 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Killamarsh is Rotherham General Hospital, 6.5 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 73% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Killamarsh | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · 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.
Killamarsh sits below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%) on this measure. The car carried 87% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
That puts Killamarsh below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Owners make up 71% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £295,000 | 94 |
| Semi-detached | £195,000 | 126 |
| Terraced | £177,500 | 62 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 433 crimes inside Killamarsh’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 59 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 56% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
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
6 notable people were born in Killamarsh.
Fred Greaves: Unattributed, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killamarsh | 9,082 | — | C | B+ | B− | C |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 1.8 | — | A | B− | D |
| Eckington | 7,435 | 2.3 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Harthill | 1,729 | 2.4 | — | C+ | A− | C |
| Kiveton Park | 7,102 | 2.4 | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Barlborough | 2,859 | 2.9 | C+ | B | C+ | C |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | 2.9 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Todwick | 1,353 | 3.3 | — | B− | B+ | C+ |
Renishaw, Harthill and Todwick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Killamarsh has 3 state schools; places are handled by Derbyshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £215,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £177,500, semi-detached houses £195,000 and detached houses £295,000.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Killamarsh is a built-up area of 9,082 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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