Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Private rents average £727 a month. Population 1,774: a village in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Shireoaks’s best grade is for schools (B+) — primary results beat nearly three fifths of towns in England; secondary results beat 77% of towns in England. Where it falls short is walkability (C−) — on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Buying the median home, at £286,000, takes 6.2 years of household income in the Bassetlaw council area. It lags on health as well (C): life expectancy 77 for men, 82.6 for women.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS. Shireoaks is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Shireoaks is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Shireoaks is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Shireoaks does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Shireoaks’ built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
4% 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 Shireoaks.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £47K a year before tax, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (£51K) and England’s towns (£55K). For 33% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. At the census, 28% of workers worked mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 10 primary schools within 3 km: 63% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 48.1, and 58% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 194 | C |
Asked at the census, 84% of residents of Shireoaks said they were in good or very good health. 15% of residents have a disability, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.4 miles off. Men in Shireoaks can expect to live to 77, women to 82.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Shireoaks | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Violent crime ran at 27.8 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (23.2) and England’s towns (22). 107 crimes and 13 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Shireoaks’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Shireoaks records more crime per resident than 87% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Of all the crimes, 38% were 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.
4% of homes were built before 1919. Conservation areas cover just over a fifth of Shireoaks’ land, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%). This Nottinghamshire town has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds 7% of households, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 83% of households. Half of the 76 standard sales inside Shireoaks’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £286,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £342,500 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £192,500 | 14 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Degrees are held by 35% of adults. The median resident of Shireoaks is 44.5 years old. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shireoaks | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
Shireoaks is a built-up area of 1,774 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shireoaks | 1,774 | — | — | C+ | C | C |
| Woodsetts | 1,695 | 1.5 | — | B+ | A− | B− |
| Worksop | 43,435 | 1.8 | C | B+ | D | D |
| South Anston | 2,526 | 2.9 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,460 | 3 | C+ | B | C | C− |
| North Anston | 6,599 | 3.1 | B− | A | B− | C |
| Whitwell | 3,722 | 3.3 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Dinnington | 10,962 | 3.7 | C− | A− | D | D |
Woodsetts has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Shireoaks is £2,641 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.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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