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A town of 10,109 in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands. Secondary school results beat 96% of towns in England.
Bingham grades A+ overall against UK towns: better than 98% of UK towns, and #4 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): median sale £312,000, 4.8 years of area income; rent £1,047 a month.
The 2 things Bingham 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 Bingham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 26 buildings inside Bingham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1878.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bingham.
11% live in social housing, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 73%. From September 2023 to August 2026, 677 homes sold inside Bingham’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £312,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £394,623 | 376 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 166 |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 91 |
| Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | 44 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 55.2, with 70% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Toot Hill School’s results beat 88% of schools in England like it. At the town’s 3 primary schools, 67% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnarvon Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 430 | B+ |
| Toot Hill SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,838 | A |
Self-reported good health: 85% of Bingham’s residents. At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Bingham: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away. Also worth knowing: men in Bingham can expect to live to 80.2, women to 86.4 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Bingham | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Before tax, the average household brings in £62K a year. The car took 81% of commuters, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. What’s more, the census counted nearly two in five workers working mainly from home. Work in town: 18% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bingham’s listed buildings include the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Grade I. The pre-1919 share of homes is 5%. The national list protects 2 ancient monuments in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 554 offences were reported in Bingham, along with 109 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 42% were violence and sexual offences. Violent crime runs at 20.5 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
Two in five adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%), and the 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. The middle age in Bingham is 43.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bingham | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
26 listed buildings in Bingham, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St. Mary and All Saints: Photo: Kate Jewell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Wheatsheaf Inn: Photo: Roger Templeman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Market Cross: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Manor House: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
12 notable people were born in Bingham.
Robert Lowe: George Frederic Watts, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham | 10,109 | — | A+ | A | B− | B+ |
| East Bridgford | 1,763 | 2 | — | A− | A | A |
| Aslockton | 2,173 | 2.3 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Cropwell Bishop | 1,903 | 2.7 | — | A | A− | A |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 7,205 | 3.2 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Cotgrave | 7,794 | 4.3 | A− | A+ | C+ | C |
| Lowdham | 1,844 | 4.4 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Carlton | 53,555 | 5.7 | B+ | B | B− | C |
East Bridgford, Aslockton, Cropwell Bishop and Lowdham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 96% of towns in England, and primary results beat 80% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Band D council tax in Bingham is £2,675 for 2026–27, more than in 94% 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.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Bingham is a built-up area of 10,109 people, in the Rushcliffe 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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