Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Barms at a glance
- House prices
- £200,100
- Lower prices20th percentile
- Schools
- 12th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 116.9 per 1,000 residents
- Weak17th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle33rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Barms a good place to live?
Barms may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in High Peak below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Barms
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 116.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 17th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Barms
House prices
- Median sale price
- £200,100
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 13 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 Barms
Schools
12th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Barms
Flood risk
2.5% 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 1.6% of the area. That is the 33rd 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 Barms
Transport
35th 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 Barms a good place to live?
Barms may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Barms safe?
Barms ranks in the 17th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Barms?
The median sale price was £200,100 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 20th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Barms?
Schools rank in the 12th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Barms?
Nearby public profiles include Howard Town in High Peak and Stone Bench in High Peak.
