Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 6,970 residents, it is a town in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Market Warsop’s weakest is health (D−): life expectancy 75.9 for men, 79.1 for women. School results trail most towns (D): primary results beat 3% of towns in England; secondary results beat 22% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £203,620, takes 4.8 years of household income in the Mansfield council area. Hazard risk is low (A). The overall grade lands at D−, better than 2% of UK towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D): the mean household earns £39,228 a year.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Market Warsop is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Market Warsop does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Market Warsop’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →5 listed buildings in Market Warsop.
J K Adams, Optician: Photo: Enchufla Con Clave · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 and 6A, Church Street: Photo: Enchufla Con Clave · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Market Warsop.
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of residents, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Residents of Market Warsop have a median age of 42.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Market Warsop | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 42, and 37% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 46% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birklands Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 331 | B |
| Meden SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,054 | C |
Self-reported good health: nearly three quarters of Market Warsop’s residents. A quarter of residents have a disability, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Market Warsop is King's Mill Hospital, 5.8 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 60% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Market Warsop | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Market Warsop has 7 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (17) and England’s towns (39). Of the town’s land, 4% lies in conservation areas, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Market Warsop has more crime per resident than 80% of them. Over the year to August 2026, 503 offences were reported here, along with 108 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 12.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.4) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up nearly half of the total.
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.
Half of the 332 standard sales inside Market Warsop’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £203,620. 19% live in social housing, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £790 a month across the Mansfield council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £294,997 | 142 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 121 |
| Terraced | £138,500 | 66 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 14% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
11% of commuters who live in Market Warsop also work there. Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census. At the census, 13% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 14% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Market Warsop. Best known first.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Market Warsop is a built-up area of 6,970 people, in the Mansfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Warsop | 6,970 | — | D− | C | C− | D− |
| Church Warsop | 2,139 | 0.8 | — | C+ | C+ | D |
| Meden Vale | 2,095 | 1.6 | — | B− | C | D |
| Shirebrook | 11,571 | 2.7 | D | B+ | D | D− |
| Langwith | 3,009 | 2.8 | D− | B+ | C− | D− |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 19,521 | 2.9 | D | C+ | C+ | D |
| Forest Town | 19,015 | 3 | C | C | B− | C− |
| Edwinstowe | 5,327 | 3.6 | B | B | B | C− |
Church Warsop and Meden Vale have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 78% of towns in England, and primary results trail 97% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Band D council tax in Market Warsop is £2,637 for 2026–27, more than in 91% 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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