Cottam’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Cottam’s built-up area.
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CottamNottinghamshire
Some 113 people live in this village, in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
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Population
113
Census 2021 · Bassetlaw council
Median age
50
27% are 65+ · Nottinghamshire 18%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cottam a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Cottam has none; the figures on this page are still real. 2 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters. Over-65s are 27% of the population.
What makes Cottam stand out
The 3 things Cottam does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 7.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cottam.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Cottam than in Nottinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11% are under 15
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. Residents of Cottam have a median age of 50. 27% of residents have reached 65.
50median age
CottamNottinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar22%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Cottam | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Cottam travel far: only 11% go under 5 km, fewer than in Nottinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 2.9 jobs in Cottam for each resident in work. The car took 86% of commuters, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for 43% of workers at the census.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot11%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
43%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Cottam is a renters’ town: 31% of households rent privately, more than in Nottinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Social housing holds 4% of households, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £727 a month across the Bassetlaw council area. Households that own their home make up 65%.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cottam£0K
Typical UK town£277K
65%
of households own their home · England 61%
31%
rent privately · England 21%
£727
average private rent a month, Bassetlaw council area
£2,645
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Cottam see more burglary and damage than in Nottinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 50.2 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime ran at 44.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (23.3) and England’s towns (22) alike. Over the year to August 2026, 15 offences were reported in Cottam, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for a fifth of recorded crime.
44.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Damage & arson6
Violence & sexual3
Other crime3
Other theft1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social1
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.
44.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
50.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
15
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Fewer people in Cottam say their health is good than in Nottinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 73%
Nearly a quarter of residents in Cottam live with a disability. Seeing a GP means leaving Cottam: the nearest practice is 2.5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Cottam is Lincoln County Hospital, 11.8 miles away.
73%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 73%Fair 21%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Cottam | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 19% | 17% |
81.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Cottam are listed than in Nottinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 177 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 2 listed buildings that Historic England records here.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
177
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cottam
11pages on Cottam
The big questions
Cottam’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
North Leverton with HabblesthorpeLeaSturton by StowSaxilbyClarboroughEast MarkhamGainsboroughCottam
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottam | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Leverton with Habblesthorpe | 1,079 | 2.4 | — | B | B | B− |
| Lea | 1,006 | 4.5 | — | A | A− | C+ |
| Sturton by Stow | 1,485 | 4.6 | — | A | B− | C+ |
| Saxilby | 4,432 | 5.4 | A | A− | B | B+ |
| Clarborough | 1,220 | 6 | — | B | B | B− |
| East Markham | 1,273 | 6.4 | — | C− | A | B |
| Gainsborough | 21,899 | 6.4 | C− | A+ | D− | D |
North Leverton with Habblesthorpe, Lea, Sturton by Stow, Clarborough and East Markham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cottam
How many listed buildings are there in Cottam?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 7.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Cottam?
Band D council tax in Cottam is £2,645 for 2026–27, more than in 92% 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 Cottam
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
Cottam is a built-up area of 113 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
- Population
- 113 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001507
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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