Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 5,460 residents in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Carlton in Lindrick grades C+ overall, better than 40% of UK towns, and ranks #27 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Incomes are on the low side: households earn a mean £42,336 a year, and 3.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Residents’ health trails most towns: life expectancy 80.3 for men, 82.5 for women. The median home sold for £215,000, 4.7 times what households in the Bassetlaw council area earn in a year. Pupils here do better than most (A): primary results beat 89% of towns in England.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Carlton in Lindrick is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Carlton in Lindrick does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 34 buildings inside Carlton in Lindrick’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →34 listed buildings in Carlton in Lindrick, 1 of them Grade I.
Carlton Mill: Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clover Cottage: Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlton in Lindrick War Memorial: Photo: Steve F · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 1, High Road: Photo: Alan Rosevear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carlton in Lindrick.
Ramsden Primary School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Carlton in Lindrick’s two primaries have 441 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsden Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 225 | A− |
Graduates make up 25% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Children are 16% of the town. The middle age in Carlton in Lindrick is 48.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Carlton in Lindrick | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Carlton in Lindrick: the nearest practice is 2.8 miles away. At the census, 7.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Add to that, a disability affects just over a fifth of people in the town.
| Census 2021 | Carlton in Lindrick | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For nearly a quarter of commuters, work was under 5 km away. About 6% of its commuters stay in Carlton in Lindrick for work. Working from home was the norm for 20% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence came to 26.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (23.2) and England’s towns (22). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 310 offences in Carlton in Lindrick and 70 cases of nuisance behaviour. For its size, Carlton in Lindrick records more crime per resident than 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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
73% of households own their home, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). 295 standard sales inside Carlton in Lindrick’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £215,000. Private rents average £727 a month across the Bassetlaw council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £270,000 | 98 |
| Semi-detached | £197,500 | 169 |
| Terraced | £132,500 | 26 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Carlton in Lindrick has 62 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (16) and England’s towns (39) alike. Its listed buildings include the Church of St John the Evangelist, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 4% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Carlton in Lindrick is a built-up area of 5,460 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,460 | — | C+ | B | C | C− |
| Langold | 2,603 | 1.3 | D | B+ | D | C− |
| Woodsetts | 1,695 | 2.3 | — | B+ | A− | B− |
| Blyth | 1,264 | 2.7 | — | C− | C− | C− |
| Shireoaks | 1,774 | 3 | — | C+ | C | C |
| Worksop | 43,435 | 3.1 | C | B+ | D | D |
| North Anston | 6,599 | 4 | B− | A | B− | C |
| Dinnington | 10,962 | 4 | C− | A− | D | D |
Woodsetts, Blyth and Shireoaks have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St John the Evangelist.
Primary results beat 89% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Carlton in Lindrick has 2 state schools; places are handled by Nottinghamshire council.
Band D council tax in Carlton in Lindrick is £2,707 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.
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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