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Population 1,264: a village in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Blyth’s strongest is schools — primary results beat two thirds of towns in England; secondary results beat 79% of towns in England. At a median £340,000, a home costs 7.4 times the yearly income of households in the Bassetlaw council area. Getting around depends on the car: on the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Crime runs high: 16.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 34.6 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 91%.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Blyth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Blyth 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 Blyth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Blyth’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
20% 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 Blyth.
Under 15: 13% of residents. 7.6% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Blyth in two is 52.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Blyth | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 48.7, and 58% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Primary School of St Mary and St MartinLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 134 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 8% of resident commuters. By car: that was how nine in ten commuters travelled at the census. Households had £44K a year before tax, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (£51K) and England’s towns (£55K). Jobs per working resident: 2.
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.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Blyth’s listed buildings include Blyth Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Martin, Grade I. It counts 36 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Reported offences in Blyth came to 116 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 13. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 21% of recorded crime. There were 7.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.8) 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.
Just over one in ten households are private tenants. Social housing holds 5% of households, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 51 homes sold inside Blyth’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £340,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £398,500 | 34 |
| Semi-detached | £245,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Blyth: the nearest practice is 4.3 miles away. 16% of residents have a disability, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.1% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Blyth | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth | 1,264 | — | — | C− | C− | C− |
| Ranskill | 1,435 | 2.2 | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| Langold | 2,603 | 2.5 | D | B+ | D | C− |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,460 | 2.7 | C+ | B | C | C− |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 8,885 | 3.2 | C | B+ | C− | D |
| Bawtry | 3,408 | 4.3 | B | B− | C | C+ |
| Ranby | 1,034 | 4.5 | — | B− | A+ | C+ |
| Tickhill | 4,909 | 4.6 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
Ranskill and Ranby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Blyth Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Martin. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Blyth is £2,683 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.
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
Blyth is a built-up area of 1,264 people, in the Bassetlaw 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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