Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,077 people live in this village in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Milford is a safe place by the numbers (A−): 14.6 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 5.9 home and vehicle crimes. Pupils here do better than most (A−): primary results beat 67% of towns in England; secondary results beat 83% of towns in England. Its weakest is health (C+): life expectancy is 79.8 for men and 80.9 for women. A median £249,975 buys a home here, 5.1 times what households in the Amber Valley council area earn in a year. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Milford is graded subject by subject only.
The 3 things Milford 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 Milford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 51 buildings inside Milford’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
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 Milford.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. It is part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. 45% of its homes were built before 1919, above Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Listed buildings per head: 474 for every 10,000 residents of Milford.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 32 offences in Milford and 7 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 66% were violence and sexual offences. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Milford has less crime per resident than 67% of them.
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.
2% live in social housing, below Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £799 a month across the Amber Valley council area. The £249,975 median rests on 128 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £322,500 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 25 |
| Terraced | £247,475 | 84 |
| Flat or maisonette | £167,750 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
20% of residents have a disability, about level with Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and above England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Milford: the nearest is 1.3 miles off. Men in Milford can expect to live to 79.8, women to 80.9 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Milford is Royal Derby Hospital, 6.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Milford | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census found 14% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (2.2%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Milford, 4% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8% of residents. 25% of residents are 65 or over, above Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Milford split evenly at 49.9: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Milford | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 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 Milford. Best known first.
Castle · National TrustDuffield Castle800 m outside town, to the south
MuseumStrutt's North Mill2.1 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryDuffield Art Gallery1.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHeage Windmill5 km outside town, to the northPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | 1,077 | — | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Holbrook | 1,802 | 0.9 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Makeney | 4,691 | 1.5 | A+ | C | A− | A+ |
| Belper | 19,076 | 1.5 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Denby Bottles | 1,756 | 2.2 | — | A | B | B− |
| Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse | 4,447 | 2.2 | B | A | B− | B− |
| Little Eaton | 1,875 | 2.5 | — | C | A | A− |
| Heage | 2,584 | 3.1 | B+ | A− | A− | B |
Holbrook, Denby Bottles and Little Eaton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 19.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Part of it is in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 83% of towns in England. Primary results beat 67%. Places are handled by Derbyshire council.
Village in Derbyshire, England
Milford is a built-up area of 1,077 people, in the Amber Valley 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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