Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 22% of the population. The town, home to 4,467 people, lies in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Kimberley’s strongest subject is hazard risk (A). Overall, Kimberley earns a B: better than 57% of UK towns, and #20 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (B+): on the way to work, 18% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Crime is the sore point (C+): police record 25.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 13.7 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 65%. Buying the median home, at £235,000, takes 4.6 years of household income in the Broxtowe council area. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools, C+ for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Kimberley 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 Kimberley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Kimberley’s built-up area.
26% 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 Kimberley.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Kimberley has 3 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Per 10,000 residents, Kimberley counts 7 listed buildings, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (17) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 1,601 pupils in Kimberley. Hollywell Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. Below are its two schools. At the 20 primary schools within 3 km, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywell Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | A− |
| The Kimberley SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,393 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over four in five commuters took the car to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (2.6%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Kimberley counts 0.6 jobs per working resident. Of the commuters living in the town, 9% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). The middle age in Kimberley is 46.2. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kimberley | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Police figures for Kimberley’s built-up area: 323 crimes and 43 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were just over a third of the crimes.
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.
One GP practice serves the town; 81% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Kimberley is Queen's Medical Centre, 5.1 miles away. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, between Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Kimberley | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
15% of households rent privately. Social housing holds one in ten households, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The £235,000 median rests on 219 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £304,500 | 76 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 59 |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 73 |
| Flat or maisonette | £178,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kimberley. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory3.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumErewash Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkRed Kangaroo2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHucknall Flight Test Museum3.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWollaton Dovecote4.8 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
12 notable people were born in Kimberley.
Jamie Peck: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mordecai Sherwin: Photo by E Hawkins of Brighton, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley | 4,467 | — | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 9,581 | 1.1 | B | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Awsworth | 2,444 | 1.2 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Eastwood | 18,890 | 1.6 | C | B | C | C− |
| Ilkeston | 38,723 | 2.8 | C | A | D | D |
| Hucknall | 35,848 | 3.2 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Heanor | 24,264 | 3.7 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Trowell | 2,165 | 3.8 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
Awsworth and Trowell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
3 on Historic England’s list.
Band D council tax in Kimberley is £2,662 for 2026–27, more than in 93% 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.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 22% of residents were 65 or over and 30% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 15% were under 15.
Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Kimberley is a built-up area of 4,467 people, in the Broxtowe 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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