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A town of 12,876 in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Housing is within reach: the median home sold for £237,000, 4.7 years of area income. Overall, Balderton earns a B, which places it #18 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. On that grade it does better than 57% of UK towns. Natural hazards weigh more here: 2.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B− for schools, C+ for health, C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
The 2 things Balderton 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 Balderton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Balderton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
9% 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 Balderton.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when nearly one in ten homes were built. Balderton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Giles, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 6 for every 10,000 residents of the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Balderton’s two primaries and two secondaries have 2,813 pupils between them. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. At the town’s 2 primary schools, 58% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuter Ede Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 615 | B |
| The Newark AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,164 | B+ |
Private tenants account for 17% of households. The £237,000 median rests on 898 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). It is the 20th most expensive of 49 towns of 2,500+ in Nottinghamshire.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £313,995 | 409 |
| Semi-detached | £216,750 | 294 |
| Terraced | £166,750 | 145 |
| Flat or maisonette | £113,750 | 50 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Balderton is Lincoln County Hospital, 16.5 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 60% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, lower than Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and near England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Balderton | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 11% of its commuters stay in Balderton for work. At the census, 15% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. 58% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 621 offences were reported in Balderton, along with 153 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 16.1 reports per 1,000, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 40% of recorded crime.
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.
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree. 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%). Balderton has a median age of 44 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Balderton | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Balderton. Best known first.
CastleNewark Castle1.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumNational Civil War Centre1.3 km outside town, to the northwest
FortQueen's Sconce1.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumNewark Town Hall Museum and Art Gallery1.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumNewark Air Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
8 listed buildings in Balderton, 1 of them Grade I.
79, Main Street: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Methodist Church: Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balderton | 12,876 | — | B | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Newark-on-Trent | 29,755 | 1.5 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Coddington | 1,165 | 2 | — | B+ | C+ | B |
| Claypole | 1,352 | 2.5 | — | A | A | A− |
| Farndon | 2,472 | 2.8 | — | B+ | B+ | B |
| Long Bennington | 2,149 | 4.3 | — | B | A | A− |
| Collingham | 2,870 | 6.6 | A | B− | A | B |
| Southwell | 7,405 | 7.4 | A | C | B+ | A− |
Coddington, Claypole, Farndon and Long Bennington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Balderton is £2,699 for 2026–27, more than in 96% 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.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Balderton is a built-up area of 12,876 people, in the Newark and Sherwood 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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