Spinkhill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Spinkhill’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SpinkhillDerbyshire
A village of 238 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
238
Census 2021 · North East Derbyshire council
Median home
£318K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.6
19% are 65+ · Derbyshire 20%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Spinkhill a good place to live?
Spinkhill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Spinkhill stand out
The 3 things Spinkhill does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 6 is 15 to 24
16% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
45% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Spinkhill.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Spinkhill, fewer than in Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 16% of the population. The median resident of Spinkhill is 49.6 years old. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
49.6median age
SpinkhillDerbyshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
16%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Spinkhill | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Spinkhill
There is one school here; it is shown below. Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary’s results beat just over four in five schools in England like it. 55% of pupils at the 9 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculate Conception Catholic PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 213 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Spinkhill: 27% commute under 5 km, below Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, four in five commuters went by car. Households had £43K a year before tax, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (£50K) and England’s towns (£55K). There are 1.6 jobs in Spinkhill for each resident in work. About 13% of its commuters stay in Spinkhill for work.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot14%
Bus6%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
33%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
More households own their home in Spinkhill than in Derbyshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 83%
Social housing holds 1% of households. 15% rent privately, below both Derbyshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 12 standard sales inside Spinkhill’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £318,250.
£318Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Spinkhill£318K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £395,750 | 6 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
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
Burglary and damage hit Spinkhill harder than Derbyshire’s towns or England’s towns: 22.4 per 1,000 residents a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 16.8 reports per 1,000, higher than both Derbyshire’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (7.8). 25 crimes and 10 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Spinkhill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence comes to 30.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
30.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson5
Public order4
Burglary4
Weapons2
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Anti-social10
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.
30.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
25
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Is Spinkhill a healthy place? 88% of its people say their health is good, above Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
There is no GP practice in Spinkhill: the nearest is 0.6 miles off. At the census, 13% of people here had a disability, below both Derbyshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Spinkhill is Chesterfield Royal Hospital, 5.5 miles away.
88%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 0%
| Census 2021 | Spinkhill | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 20% | 17% |
78.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
All 3 of Spinkhill’s listed buildings are Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). Scaled to its population, that is 126 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Spinkhill.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
126
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 Spinkhill
13pages on Spinkhill
The big questions
Safety30.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £318K · rent £791 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 months · busiest street College RoadSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 78.7 (men), 81.6 (women)Work & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Spinkhill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
RenishawKillamarshBarlboroughEckingtonHarthillClowneStaveleySpinkhill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinkhill | 238 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 0.5 | — | A | B− | D |
| Killamarsh | 9,082 | 1.4 | C | B+ | B− | C |
| Barlborough | 2,859 | 1.8 | C+ | B | C+ | C |
| Eckington | 7,435 | 2 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Harthill | 1,729 | 2.7 | — | C+ | A− | C |
| Clowne | 7,759 | 3 | C | B+ | C− | C− |
| Staveley | 15,151 | 3.3 | D | B | D | D− |
Renishaw and Harthill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Spinkhill
How many listed buildings are there in Spinkhill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Spinkhill expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £318,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the North East Derbyshire council area averaged £791 a month in August 2026.
About Spinkhill
Village in Derbyshire, England
Spinkhill is a built-up area of 238 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
- 238 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- County
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001514
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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