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The town has 9,581 residents and lies in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands. 44% of households own their home outright.
Nuthall and Watnall does especially well on safety (B+): 14.7 violent and sexual offences and 9.9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. This Nottinghamshire town grades B overall, better than 64% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #17 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Households here earn well (B+): mean household income £52,071; 2.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The catch is schools (C+) — primary results beat 48% of towns in England; secondary results beat 33% of towns in England. Housing is expensive: the median home sold for £281,500, 5.5 years of area income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Nuthall and Watnall 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 Nuthall and Watnall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Nuthall and Watnall’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
4% 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 Nuthall and Watnall. Best known first.
CathedralNottingham Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWollaton Hall3.9 km outside town, to the south
Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumErewash Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumNottingham Industrial Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nuthall and Watnall.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. 4% of homes date from before 1919. Scaled to its population, Nuthall and Watnall has 17 listed buildings per 10,000 people, near Nottinghamshire’s towns (16) and lower than England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
61% of pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is one of its 4 schools, and why it was picked. Some 880 pupils attend Nuthall and Watnall’s four primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mornington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 264 | B− |
Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Residents of Nuthall and Watnall have a median age of 46.9. 17% are under 15, close to Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (18%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Nuthall and Watnall | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 409 offences in Nuthall and Watnall and 66 cases of nuisance behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Nuthall and Watnall has less crime per resident than 77% of them. Just over two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 private rented sector houses 11% of households. Social housing holds 10% of households, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £942 a month across the Broxtowe council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £353,500 | 176 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 78 |
| Terraced | £181,750 | 36 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Nuthall and Watnall has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.6 miles away. The nearest A&E to Nuthall and Watnall is Queen's Medical Centre, 4.1 miles away. 18% of residents in Nuthall and Watnall live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Nuthall and Watnall | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
32% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. At the census, 85% of commuters went by car. Add to that, the census counted just over a third of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
16 listed buildings in Nuthall and Watnall.
Hall Farmhouse and Adjoining Pigeoncote: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stone Cottage: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old Rectory and Adjoining Rectory Grange: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 1, Nottingham Road: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuthall and Watnall | 9,581 | — | B | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Kimberley | 4,467 | 1.1 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Awsworth | 2,444 | 2 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Eastwood | 18,890 | 2.7 | C | B | C | C− |
| Hucknall | 35,848 | 3 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Nottingham | 299,786 | 3.1 | D− | D | D− | D |
| Bestwood Village | 2,151 | 3.2 | — | B+ | C | C |
| Ilkeston | 38,723 | 3.4 | C | A | D | D |
Awsworth and Bestwood Village have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Nuthall and Watnall is £2,640 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.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Nuthall and Watnall is a built-up area of 9,581 people, in the Broxtowe 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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