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2,807 residents make their home in this town in Rutland, East Midlands. One resident in 4 is 15 to 24.
Greetham’s overall grade, A+, puts it better than 98% of UK towns. Recorded crime is low: 8.3 violent and sexual offences and 3.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The catch is schools: primary results beat 36% of towns in England. A median £367,500 buys a home here, 5.9 times what households in the Rutland council area earn in a year. Hazard risk is higher than most (C−): 2% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Greetham is a military garrison town: most residents serve or work for the armed forces and live in service housing, so it keeps its grades but isn’t ranked against other towns.
The 3 things Greetham 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 Greetham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Greetham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
21% 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 Greetham.
29% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Rutland’s towns (37%) and England’s towns (34%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 23% of the population. The middle age in Greetham is 27.9. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.
35% women, 65% men
About 54 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Greetham is a garrison town: service personnel living in barracks count as residents.
| Greetham | Rutland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 23% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 39% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 12% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 7.8% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Rutland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 59% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottesmore AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 126 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
65% of commuters who live in Greetham also work there. At the census, 39% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below Rutland’s towns (1.7%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. Also worth knowing: the car carried 58% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 49 offences were reported in Greetham, along with 3 incidents of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Greetham records less crime per resident than 99% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. There were 1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Rutland’s towns (2.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over three fifths of recorded crime.
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.
Seeing a GP means leaving Greetham: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away. Of the 8 towns in Rutland, Greetham has the second-smallest share in bad or very bad health: 2%, and on top of that 10% of residents have a disability, below Rutland’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Women here live to 86 on average and men to 82.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Greetham | Rutland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
11% live in social housing, below both Rutland’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (18%). Home ownership stands at 45% of households. No town in Rutland costs more to buy into than Greetham, at £367,500, the highest of 3.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £475,000 | 17 |
| Semi-detached | £247,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £230,000 | 5 |
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, Greetham has 64 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, between Rutland’s towns (125) and England’s towns (39). The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. One scheduled monument lies here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Greetham. Best known first.
MuseumRocks by Rail1.8 km outside town, to the westWildlife parkWildlife parkRutland Falconry & Owl Centre4.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumWorkshop1.7 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
18 listed buildings in Greetham, 1 of them Grade I.
The Wheatsheaf Public House: Photo: Stephen Armstrong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Holly Cottage Farmhouse: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Greetham House: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Woodyard Cottage: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greetham | 2,807 | — | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| South Witham | 1,590 | 3.1 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Clipsham | 1,150 | 3.2 | — | A | A+ | B |
| Langham | 1,400 | 4.9 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| Barleythorpe | 1,344 | 4.9 | — | A | A | A− |
| Oakham | 12,159 | 5 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Colsterworth | 1,296 | 5.9 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Ketton | 1,618 | 7.7 | — | B | A− | A |
South Witham, Clipsham, Langham, Barleythorpe, Colsterworth and Ketton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Greetham is £2,729 for 2026–27, more than in 97% 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.
Town in Rutland, England
Greetham is a built-up area of 2,807 people, in the Rutland 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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