Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 2,064 residents in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Sutton Bonington’s strongest subject is safety: 4.8 violent and sexual offences and 10 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Work and incomes are strong: the mean household earns £60,154 a year. Homes sell for a median £384,725, about 6 years of what households in the Rushcliffe council area earn. The weak point is hazard risk (D) — 6.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Sutton Bonington 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 Sutton Bonington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Sutton Bonington is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Sutton Bonington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Sutton Bonington’s built-up area.
26% 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 Sutton Bonington.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (29%) and close to England’s towns (34%). Under 15: 8.9% of residents. Residents of Sutton Bonington have a median age of 26.
59% women, 41% men
About 70 men for every 100 women. 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.
| Sutton Bonington | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.9% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 40% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.3% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 44% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. The town’s primary school has 160 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Bonington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 160 | B− |
Police figures for Sutton Bonington’s built-up area: 39 crimes and 10 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Sutton Bonington has less crime per resident than 87% of them. Violence and sexual offences made up 15% of the total. There were 4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.8) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Sutton Bonington counts 29 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Renting privately is how 16% of households live. Social housing holds 7% of households, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 94 homes sold inside Sutton Bonington’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £384,725.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 62 |
| Semi-detached | £295,000 | 25 |
| Terraced | £216,750 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
16% of residents have a disability, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Self-reported good health: 88% of Sutton Bonington’s residents. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Sutton Bonington | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.5% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took just over four in five commuters, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). On top of that, the census counted 45% of workers working mainly from home.
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 Sutton Bonington. Best known first.
Historic houseStanford Hall4.3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumCharnwood Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumKegworth Heritage Centre1.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumDiseworth Heritage Centre4.9 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionManor Farm & Woodlands4.6 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Old Rectory Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
Sutton Bonington is a built-up area of 2,064 people, in the Rushcliffe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Bonington | 2,064 | — | — | A− | A | B |
| Kegworth | 4,293 | 1.7 | A− | A− | C− | A− |
| Hathern | 2,351 | 1.9 | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Long Whatton | 1,157 | 2 | — | B | A | A− |
| East Leake | 8,551 | 2.9 | A+ | A | B | A |
| Gotham | 1,566 | 3.7 | — | A+ | B+ | B |
| Shepshed | 14,873 | 4.1 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Castle Donington | 7,344 | 4.1 | A− | B+ | B− | B− |
Hathern, Long Whatton and Gotham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
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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