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A town of 4,295 in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Health is a weak point: life expectancy is 78 for men and 81.5 for women. Its strongest is cost of living: homes sell for a median £177,000, about 3.5 times local household income. Overall, that makes a B−, good for #24 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. On that grade it does better than 45% of UK towns. Incomes are on the low side (D): the mean household earns £45,435 a year.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 2 things Blidworth 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 Blidworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Blidworth’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
6% 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 Blidworth.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 6% of the total, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). For its size, Blidworth has 12 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the 6 primary schools within 3 km, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, with 44% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blidworth Oaks Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 366 | C− |
The nearest A&E to Blidworth is King's Mill Hospital, 5.6 miles away. Nearly one in ten residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Self-reported good health: 74% of the town’s residents. Women here live to 81.5 on average and men to 78 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Blidworth | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Social housing holds nearly a fifth of households, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £818 a month across the Newark and Sherwood council area. The £177,000 median rests on 211 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £248,995 | 52 |
| Semi-detached | £174,000 | 109 |
| Terraced | £159,000 | 50 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 39% of the crimes. Per 1,000 residents, 12.1 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Over the year to August 2026, 308 offences were reported in Blidworth, along with 53 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 14.6 reports per 1,000, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.7) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
86% of commuters drove, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. About 12% of its commuters stay in Blidworth for work. There are 0.7 jobs in Blidworth for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%. The middle age in Blidworth is 43.1. 17% are under 15, about level with Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (18%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Blidworth | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 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 Blidworth. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumPapplewick Pumping Station3.4 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkWheelgate Park2.7 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionHalifax Bomber Memorial4.2 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkWhite Post Farm2.9 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Blidworth.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blidworth | 4,295 | — | B− | A | C | D |
| Rainworth | 7,990 | 1.3 | C+ | A | C− | D |
| Ravenshead | 5,370 | 2.2 | A | C− | A+ | A− |
| Farnsfield | 3,217 | 3.4 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Bilsthorpe | 3,490 | 4.3 | B− | A− | C | B− |
| Calverton | 7,318 | 4.3 | C+ | B− | B− | C+ |
| Forest Town | 19,015 | 4.4 | C | C | B− | C− |
| Mansfield | 63,448 | 4.6 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Blidworth is £2,678 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.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £177,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £159,000, semi-detached houses £174,000 and detached houses £248,995.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 70% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Blidworth is a built-up area of 4,295 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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