Electoral wardE05010623
Barms ward, High Peak
Barms is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,705 residents in 870 households — 856 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the High Peak constituency; for county elections it is in the Buxton North & East division.
Residents, 20211,705council ward average 3,248
Households8701.96 residents per household
Density856/ km²about 1.99 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+21.7%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 13.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 54
5–94.5% · 77
10–155.7% · 97
16–193.5% · 59
20–245.0% · 85
25–3413.6% · 231
35–4917.3% · 294
50–6425.6% · 437
65–7411.9% · 202
75–847.5% · 128
85+2.3% · 40
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.5% · 239
1 car or van44.1% · 384
2 cars or vans21.8% · 190
3 or more6.6% · 57
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright35.4% · 308
With mortgage24.0% · 209
Shared ownership0.9% · 8
Social rented11.4% · 99
Private rented28.2% · 246
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house10.0% · 87
Semi-detached house28.1% · 244
Terraced house38.8% · 337
Purpose-built flat12.3% · 107
Converted house9.8% · 85
Other conversion0.7% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010623- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Buxton North & East
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 28
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackbrook24.0% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned4,596BBurbage18.5% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned2,076BBuxton Central22.5% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned3,600CChapel East22.4% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,177CChapel West24.1% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned4,961CCorbar30.0% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,033CCote Heath18.2% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned4,105DDinting26.4% aged 65+ · 87.8% owned2,411GGamesley13.1% aged 65+ · 32.8% owned2,407HHadfield North16.6% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned2,343HHadfield South21.2% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned4,200HHayfield28.2% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned1,992HHope Valley31.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned3,558HHoward Town18.3% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned4,682
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.