Ranby’s story
6 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Ranby’s built-up area.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RanbyNottinghamshire
Population 1,034: a village in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands. Only 3% of residents are 65 or over.
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Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,034
Census 2021 · Bassetlaw council
Median age
34.1
3% are 65+ · Nottinghamshire 18%
Degree level
18%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
31%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ranby a good place to live?
Where it does best is safety: 1.6 violent and sexual offences and 5.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is strong on jobs & income as well: the mean household earns £54,615 a year. Pupils here do less well than most (C): primary results beat just over a third of towns in England; secondary results beat 29% of towns in England. Health lags: life expectancy is 79.4 for men and 84.9 for women.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Ranby is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Ranby stand out
The 3 things Ranby does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 3% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
99%of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Safety
of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
How Ranby grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ranby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyGraded on crime per residentA+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsA−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 34% of towns in England; secondary results beat 29% of towns in EnglandCOpen →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedC+Open →Cost of livingRent £727 a monthB−Open →
WalkabilityNot graded yet–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 0 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ranby.
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Ranby than in 100% of UK towns
Over the year to August 2026, 10 offences were reported in Ranby. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Ranby has less crime per resident than 99% of them. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1 reports per 1,000, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.8) and England’s towns (7.8). 10% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
1.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 99% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Vehicle crime4
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Violence & sexual1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Anti-social0
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.
1.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Benefit claims run low in Ranby, 1.2% of 16 to 64s, below Nottinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
66% of commuters drove to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Ranby, 5% work in the town itself. For every resident in work, Ranby has 4.4 jobs.
31%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving66%
On foot25%
Bus3%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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
Health
Disability is more common in Ranby than in Nottinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 39% of residents
72% of Ranby’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. At the census, 9.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. This Nottinghamshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away.
72%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Ranby | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 39% | 19% | 17% |
79.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.9
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Old homes shape Ranby: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Nottinghamshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 6 listed buildings that Historic England records here. Listed buildings per head: 58 for every 10,000 residents of Ranby.
6listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
58
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B−
More households own their home in Ranby than in Nottinghamshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 81%
Private renters make up 19% of households, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). That is the middle of 5 standard sales inside Ranby’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ranby£0K
Typical UK town£277K
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
19%
rent privately · England 21%
£727
average private rent a month, Bassetlaw council area
£2,623
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Ranby than in Nottinghamshire’s towns or England’s towns: 1.4% are under 15
Half the people of Ranby are older than 34.1. 2.8% of residents are 65 or over, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population.
34.1median age
RanbyNottinghamshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level18%
Women and men · all residents
6% women, 94% men
About 6 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.
| Ranby | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1.4% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 68% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 16% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 2.8% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ranby
13pages on Ranby
The big questions
Out and about
Ranby’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
RetfordClarboroughRanskillBlythWorksopCarlton in LindrickLangoldRanby
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranby | 1,034 | — | — | B− | A+ | C+ |
| Retford | 23,735 | 2.3 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Clarborough | 1,220 | 4.1 | — | B | B | B− |
| Ranskill | 1,435 | 4.4 | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| Blyth | 1,264 | 4.5 | — | C− | C− | C− |
| Worksop | 43,435 | 5.1 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,460 | 5.6 | C+ | B | C | C− |
| Langold | 2,603 | 6.4 | D | B+ | D | C− |
Clarborough, Ranskill and Blyth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ranby
How many listed buildings are there in Ranby?
That is 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Are schools in Ranby good?
GCSE results trail 71% of towns in England, and primary results trail 66% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Nottinghamshire council.
About Ranby
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
Ranby is a built-up area of 1,034 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
- 1,034 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001494
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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