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A town of 7,794 in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Cotgrave grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 83% of UK towns, and #11 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A+): median sale £230,000, 3.6 years of area income; rent £1,047 a month. Its weakest is health (C): life expectancy 78.1 for men, 81 for women.
The 2 things Cotgrave 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 Cotgrave is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Cotgrave’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
3% 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 Cotgrave.
Owners make up 71% of households, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 338 homes sold inside Cotgrave’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £230,000. That is the middle of 338 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £353,500 | 104 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 173 |
| Terraced | £200,000 | 59 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 52.9, and 52% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 613 pupils attend Cotgrave’s two primaries. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 69% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 506 | B+ |
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 3% of homes were built. Cotgrave’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. For its size, Cotgrave has 14 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Cotgrave is Queen's Medical Centre, 6.7 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Cotgrave: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than Nottinghamshire’s towns (5.9%) and near England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Cotgrave | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 55% of recorded crime. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 414 offences in Cotgrave and 76 cases of nuisance behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 9.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.4) and close to England’s towns (9.4).
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 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took just over four in five commuters, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. There are 0.4 jobs in Cotgrave for each resident in work. Work in town: 15% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
18% are under 15, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The median resident of Cotgrave is 40.2 years old. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cotgrave | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
11 listed buildings in Cotgrave, 1 of them Grade I.
Acacia House: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lychgate and Attached Walls to Cemetery: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Limes: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Village Cross: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
3 notable people were born in Cotgrave.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotgrave | 7,794 | — | A− | A+ | C+ | C |
| Cropwell Bishop | 1,903 | 2.1 | — | A | A− | A |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 7,205 | 2.6 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Tollerton | 1,976 | 2.6 | — | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Gamston (Rushcliffe) | 2,171 | 3.2 | — | A | A | A |
| Keyworth | 6,822 | 3.3 | A+ | A | A | A |
| Edwalton | 4,762 | 3.4 | A | A− | C+ | A− |
| West Bridgford | 36,489 | 4.1 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
Cropwell Bishop, Tollerton and Gamston (Rushcliffe) 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 80% of towns in England, and primary results beat 86% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Cotgrave has 3 state schools; places are handled by Nottinghamshire council.
Band D council tax in Cotgrave is £2,684 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.
About the middle for its size: 59% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Cotgrave is a built-up area of 7,794 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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