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15% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The town, home to 4,762 people, lies in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Pupils here do better than most (A): primary results beat 94% of towns in England; secondary results beat 87% of towns in England. Health outcomes beat most towns: men here can expect to live to 80.5, women to 84.8. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C+): 28 violent and sexual offences and 9.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set beside UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 62%. Homes sell for a median £411,000, about 6.4 years of what households in the Rushcliffe council area earn. Overall, that makes an A, good for #7 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. On that grade it does better than 94% of UK towns.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Edwalton 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 Edwalton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Edwalton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Edwalton. Best known first.
CastleNottingham Castle4.2 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryNottingham Contemporary4.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumJudges Retiring Room4 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumNottingham Transport Heritage Centre2.4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Edwalton.
Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town. Line up the people of Edwalton by age and the one in the middle is 38.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Edwalton | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.4% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 53% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
73% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its three schools are below. Rushcliffe Spencer Academy’s results beat 91% of schools in England like it. Attainment 8 at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km averages 52.3, and 59% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosecliffe Spencer AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 449 | A− |
| Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 2,039 | A |
| Edwalton Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 396 | A− |
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 2% of the total. Conservation areas cover 11% of Edwalton’s land, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%). This Nottinghamshire town has 13 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
14% of residents have a disability, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. At the census, 3.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. There is no GP practice in Edwalton: the nearest is 1.2 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Edwalton | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Owners make up 72% of households, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. No town in Nottinghamshire costs more to buy into than Edwalton, at £411,000, the highest of 49. Behind the median of £411,000: 303 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £522,000 | 172 |
| Semi-detached | £335,000 | 100 |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 23 |
| Flat or maisonette | £169,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 289 offences in Edwalton and 41 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 11.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In 2026, 3.6% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. 29% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. At the census, 48% of workers worked mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
6 listed buildings in Edwalton.
Edwalton Hall Hotel and Adjoining Outbuildings: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · The Old Post Office: Photo: David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwalton | 4,762 | — | A | A− | C+ | A− |
| Tollerton | 1,976 | 1.1 | — | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| West Bridgford | 36,489 | 1.2 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Gamston (Rushcliffe) | 2,171 | 1.4 | — | A | A | A |
| Ruddington | 7,491 | 1.9 | A+ | A | B− | B |
| Wilford | 4,849 | 2 | B+ | D− | B− | B |
| Clifton | 22,936 | 2.7 | D | D | D | D |
| Keyworth | 6,822 | 2.8 | A+ | A | A | A |
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 87% of towns in England, and primary results beat 94% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Edwalton has 3 state schools; places are handled by Nottinghamshire council.
At the 2021 Census, 10% of Edwalton’s 4,762 residents were 15 to 24 and 17% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £411,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £169,500, terraced houses £300,000, semi-detached houses £335,000 and detached houses £522,000. Household incomes are higher than in 95% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades A−.
Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Edwalton is a built-up area of 4,762 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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