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Home to 5,370 people, this town lies in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Overall, Ravenshead earns an A: better than 86% of UK towns, and #10 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Crime is low (A+): 8.4 violent and sexual offences and 5.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Jobs & income is another plus — households earn a mean £62,285 a year, and 1.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The trade-off is walkability: 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes sell for a median £370,000, about 7.2 years of what households in the Gedling council area earn.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Ravenshead 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 Ravenshead is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Ravenshead’s built-up area.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ravenshead.
Aged 15 to 24: 7.8% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Half the people of Ravenshead are older than 52.2. Degrees are held by 44% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ravenshead | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are listed below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, with 44% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. At the town’s 2 primary schools, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenshead CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 360 | B− |
| Abbey Gates Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 238 | A− |
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 119 recorded crimes inside Ravenshead’s built-up area, and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.1 reports per 1,000, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.8) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Nearly 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Ravenshead has one registered historic park or garden. Per 10,000 residents, Ravenshead counts 4 listed buildings, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (17) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 90% of commuters, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike, and on top of that the census counted 39% of workers working mainly from home. 3% of commuters who live in Ravenshead also work there. For every resident in work, Ravenshead has 0.5 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is no GP practice in Ravenshead: the nearest is 2 miles off. At the census, 85% of people in Ravenshead called their health good or very good, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Also worth knowing: men in Ravenshead can expect to live to 81.4, women to 85.8 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Ravenshead | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Council and housing-body homes hold 2% of households. Private rents average £904 a month across the Gedling council area. Half of the 210 standard sales inside Ravenshead’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £370,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | 180 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £205,500 | 8 |
| Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenshead | 5,370 | — | A | C− | A+ | A− |
| Blidworth | 4,295 | 2.2 | B− | A | C | D |
| Rainworth | 7,990 | 2.9 | C+ | A | C− | D |
| Newstead | 2,204 | 3 | — | C+ | B− | C |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 6,162 | 3.8 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 21,262 | 4 | D | B− | C− | D |
| Mansfield | 63,448 | 4 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Hucknall | 35,848 | 4.2 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
Newstead has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older town. More households own their home than across England’s towns: 90%, against 61%.
Band D council tax in Ravenshead is £2,647 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £370,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £150,000, terraced houses £205,500, semi-detached houses £250,000 and detached houses £390,000.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Ravenshead is a built-up area of 5,370 people, in the Gedling 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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