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2,810 people live in this town in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Its weakest subject is jobs & income — the mean household earns £51,028 a year. Crime is the sore point (C−): police record 36.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 17.9 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 87%. Prices are modest for what you get: a typical home costs £175,000 and rent runs £727 a month. The overall grade comes out at C, better than 28% of UK towns. It ranks #33 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health, C+ for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Tuxford 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 Tuxford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Tuxford’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
17% 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 Tuxford.
Police recorded 183 crimes inside Tuxford’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 21 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 57% of the crimes. There were 10.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), about level with Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.8) and above 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.
Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 1,686 pupils in Tuxford. Its two schools are below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: three in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxford Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 224 | B− |
| Tuxford AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,462 | C |
67% of households own their home, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). The £175,000 median rests on 87 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Council and housing-body homes hold 16% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | 28 |
| Semi-detached | £163,500 | 32 |
| Terraced | £143,000 | 23 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Tuxford has 85 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Nicholas, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 17% lies in conservation areas, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Tuxford, 16% work in the town itself. 85% of commuters drove, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Disability touches just over a fifth of Tuxford’s population. 78% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Tuxford is Bassetlaw District General Hospital, 10.8 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 94% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Tuxford | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 middle age in Tuxford is 46.4. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%) alike.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tuxford | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tuxford. Best known first.
24 listed buildings in Tuxford, 1 of them Grade I.
The Old Lock Up: Photo: J.Hannan-Briggs · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Newcastle Arms: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Windmill at Mill Mount: Photo: John M · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · The Old School House: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
3 notable people were born in Tuxford.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxford | 2,810 | — | C | B+ | C− | B− |
| East Markham | 1,273 | 1.3 | — | C− | A | B |
| Walesby | 1,217 | 3.6 | — | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Sutton on Trent | 1,244 | 4.8 | — | B− | A | A− |
| New Ollerton and Ollerton | 10,870 | 5 | C | A− | C− | D |
| Retford | 23,735 | 6.4 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| North Leverton with Habblesthorpe | 1,079 | 7.5 | — | B | B | B− |
| Ranby | 1,034 | 7.7 | — | B− | A+ | C+ |
East Markham, Walesby, Sutton on Trent, North Leverton with Habblesthorpe and Ranby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Nicholas.
Band D council tax in Tuxford is £2,803 for 2026–27, more than in 99% 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.
Burglary was rare, with 4 reports in the year.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £175,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £143,000, semi-detached houses £163,500 and detached houses £275,000.
Town in Nottinghamshire, England
Tuxford is a built-up area of 2,810 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
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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