Transport may need closer review
Bakewell at a glance
- House prices
- £375,000
- Middle70th percentile
- Schools
- 45th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 13th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 69.7 per 1,000 residents
- Middle47th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle63rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bakewell a good place to live?
Bakewell has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Derbyshire Dales below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bakewell
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 69.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 47th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bakewell
House prices
- Median sale price
- £375,000
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 45 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bakewell
Schools
45th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bakewell
Flood risk
7.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.8% of the area. That is the 63rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bakewell
Transport
13th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bakewell a good place to live?
Bakewell has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bakewell safe?
Bakewell ranks in the 47th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bakewell?
The median sale price was £375,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 70th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bakewell?
Schools rank in the 45th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bakewell?
Nearby public profiles include Bradwell in Derbyshire Dales and Brailsford in Derbyshire Dales.
