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The large town, home to 43,435 people, lies in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. The weak point is safety: police record 40.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 20.9 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 79%. Overall, Worksop earns a C: better than nearly a third of UK towns, and #29 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Its strongest is cost of living: a typical home costs £195,000 and rent runs £727 a month. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D): men here can expect to live to 77.9, women to 81.5. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Worksop 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 Worksop is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 82 buildings inside Worksop’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1897.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Worksop.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Police recorded 4,763 crimes inside Worksop’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 809 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 21.6 reports per 1,000, higher than both Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.7) and England’s towns (7.8). 35% 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.
Secondary results at the town’s 2 secondary schools: an Attainment 8 score of 47.4, with 53% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 61% of pupils at the town’s 12 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparken Hill AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 556 | C |
| Outwood Academy ValleyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,721 | B+ |
| Whipman Woods Flying High AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 148 | A+ |
The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. Half of Worksop is older than 42.9, half younger. Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Worksop | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Asked at the census, 78% of residents of Worksop said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, about level with Nottinghamshire’s towns (19%) and above England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.4% of the town. 2 GP practices serve the town; 57% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Worksop | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Private renters make up 18% of households. Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, near Nottinghamshire’s towns (63%) and higher than England’s towns (61%). The median sale, £195,000, comes from 1,671 standard sales inside Worksop’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £290,000 | 626 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 710 |
| Terraced | £120,000 | 286 |
| Flat or maisonette | £96,000 | 49 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, just over four in five commuters went by car. About 54% of its commuters stay in Worksop for work. There are 1.3 jobs in Worksop for each resident in work. Household income came to £45K a year before tax, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (£51K) and England’s towns (£55K).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 4 of them, Grade I 2. One scheduled monument lies in Worksop. For its size, Worksop has 19 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Nottinghamshire’s towns (16) but below England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Worksop. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustMr Straw's Housein town
Art galleryHarley Gallery and Foundation4.2 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWelbeck Abbey3.9 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustClumber Park2.4 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooTropical Butterfly House4.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCreswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre4.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
82 listed buildings in Worksop, 2 of them Grade I.
Church of St Cuthbert and St Mary, Worksop Priory, And Remains of Cloister Wall: Photo: James@hopgrove · Public domain · Worksop War Memorial and associated structures: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old Ship Inn: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nos. 83 and 85, BRIDGE STREET: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
95 notable people were born in Worksop.
Donald Pleasence: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bruce Dickinson: Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Graham Taylor: Clurr, CC BY 2.0 · Lee Westwood: Eugene Goh, CC BY 2.0 · Alexina Graham: Patrick Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Parr: Sean Rowe from Wexford, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worksop | 43,435 | — | C | B+ | D | D |
| Shireoaks | 1,774 | 1.8 | — | C+ | C | C |
| Woodsetts | 1,695 | 2.9 | — | B+ | A− | B− |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,460 | 3.1 | C+ | B | C | C− |
| Whitwell | 3,722 | 4 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Langold | 2,603 | 4.4 | D | B+ | D | C− |
| South Anston | 2,526 | 4.7 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| North Anston | 6,599 | 4.9 | B− | A | B− | C |
Shireoaks and Woodsetts have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £195,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £96,000, terraced houses £120,000, semi-detached houses £175,000 and detached houses £290,000.
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Large town in Nottinghamshire, England
Worksop is a built-up area of 43,435 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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