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Some 463 people live in this village, in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Wellow has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 11 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over. 13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The 3 things Wellow does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Wellow’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
37% 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 Wellow.
Wellow has a median age of 58.1. People 65 and over make up 38% of the town. 11% are under 15, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wellow | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 38% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.7% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (2.6%) and England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, 85% of commuters went by car. Of the commuters living in Wellow, 2% work in the town itself. A household here earns £56K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
One in ten households are private tenants. Social housing holds 13% of households, lower than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Home ownership stands at 76% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £396,250 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 45% of the total. 20 crimes and 5 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Wellow’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 10.8 reports per 1,000, near Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.8) and higher than 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.
7.4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Self-reported good health: 76% of Wellow’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Wellow: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Wellow | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up 37% of the total, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. For its size, Wellow has 238 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wellow. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey2.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumHolocaust Centre2.8 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionMajor Oak4.6 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellow | 463 | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Ollerton and Ollerton | 10,870 | 1.3 | C | A− | C− | D |
| Edwinstowe | 5,327 | 2.9 | B | B | B | C− |
| Walesby | 1,217 | 2.9 | — | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Bilsthorpe | 3,490 | 3.6 | B− | A− | C | B− |
| Tuxford | 2,810 | 5.3 | C | B+ | C− | B− |
| Farnsfield | 3,217 | 5.9 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Meden Vale | 2,095 | 6 | — | B− | C | D |
Walesby and Meden Vale have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Private rents in the Newark and Sherwood council area averaged £818 a month in August 2026.
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
Wellow is a built-up area of 463 people, in the Newark and Sherwood 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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