Ridgeway’s story
13 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Ridgeway’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RidgewayDerbyshire
A village of 260 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
260
Census 2021 · North East Derbyshire council
Median age
57.5
30% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
1%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ridgeway a good place to live?
Ridgeway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Ridgeway stand out
The 3 things Ridgeway does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
1% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
29% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 20.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ridgeway.
Who lives here
Children make up only 6.9% of Ridgeway, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
In the comparison, Ridgeway comes below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). 30% of residents are 65 or over. Ridgeway has a median age of 57.5.
57.5median age
RidgewayDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Ridgeway | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.9% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Ridgeway
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | – | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 1% of commuters in Ridgeway go to work without a car, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Ridgeway, that is below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). 97% of commuters drove to work at the census.
1%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving97%
On foot1%
29%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Ridgeway than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
Ridgeway sits below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. 78% of households own their home.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ridgeway£0K
Typical UK town£277K
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£791
average private rent a month, North East Derbyshire council area
£2,459
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Ridgeway records more burglary and damage per resident than Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 19.2 per 1,000 a year
That puts Ridgeway above both Derbyshire’s towns (8.9) and England’s towns (9.4). Violent crime runs at 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 7 crimes inside Ridgeway’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour.
7.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Vehicle crime2
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Anti-social4
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.
7.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
24.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
7
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Ridgeway than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 21% of residents
On this, Ridgeway is above both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Ridgeway has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.8 miles away. 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.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Ridgeway | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
81.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Ridgeway is rich in listed buildings: 500 per 10,000 residents, more than Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Ridgeway has 13 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 100% of Ridgeway’s land, above both Derbyshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 28% of the total.
13listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II13
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
500
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ridgeway
13pages on Ridgeway
The big questions
Ridgeway’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EckingtonKillamarshRenishawDronfieldWaverley and CatcliffeSheffieldSwallownest and AstonRidgeway
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway | 260 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eckington | 7,435 | 2 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Killamarsh | 9,082 | 3.3 | C | B+ | B− | C |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 3.6 | — | A | B− | D |
| Dronfield | 21,161 | 3.7 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 5,342 | 4.1 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Sheffield | 500,520 | 4.1 | C− | B− | D | C− |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | 4.2 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
Renishaw has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ridgeway
How many listed buildings are there in Ridgeway?
That is 20.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Ridgeway?
Band D council tax in Ridgeway is £2,459 for 2026–27, more than in 54% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Ridgeway
Village in Derbyshire, England
Ridgeway is a built-up area of 260 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
- Population
- 260 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001490
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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