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Population 14,161: a town in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Health lags (D): life expectancy 78.3 for men, 80.1 for women. With a B− overall, Armthorpe is better than 47% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #18 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Prices are modest for what you get: the median home sold for £187,250, 4.4 years of area income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Armthorpe 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 Armthorpe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Armthorpe’s built-up area.
0% 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 Armthorpe.
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both South Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Armthorpe has a median age of 43.3 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Armthorpe | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the town’s 4 primary schools, 68% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 5 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. GCSE results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: 47% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45.8.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe Shaw Wood AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 462 | B |
| Armthorpe AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 695 | C |
| Southfield PrimaryTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 248 | A+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Inside Armthorpe’s built-up area, Historic England lists 1 listed building, . 0% of its homes are older than 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Self-reported good health: 78% of Armthorpe’s residents. At the census, 6.9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, close to South Yorkshire’s towns (6.7%) and above England’s towns (5.2%). 2 GP practices serve the town; 69% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Armthorpe | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.9% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 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.
12% of households live in social housing. Private rents average £694 a month across the Doncaster council area. Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 710 homes sold inside Armthorpe’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £187,250.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £270,000 | 220 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 369 |
| Terraced | £147,000 | 73 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | 48 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 38% of the total. Police recorded 1,119 crimes inside Armthorpe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 209 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 31.7 per 1,000 residents a year, near South Yorkshire’s towns (33) and higher than England’s towns (22).
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 17% of workers, below South Yorkshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 82% of commuters got to work at the census. The average household earns £42K a year before tax.
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 Armthorpe. Best known first.
ZooYorkshire Wildlife Park2.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumDanum Gallery, Library and Museum4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Air Museum3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumKings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
6 notable people were born in Armthorpe.
Nick Fletcher: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe | 14,161 | — | B− | A− | C− | D |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 13,090 | 1.8 | B | A− | C | C+ |
| Branton | 1,823 | 2.1 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Auckley | 1,336 | 2.7 | — | B | B | A− |
| Doncaster | 87,440 | 2.8 | C | A | D− | D |
| Dunscroft and Hatfield | 14,000 | 3.1 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Arksey | 1,578 | 3.2 | — | A | A− | C− |
| Hatfield Woodhouse | 2,208 | 3.5 | — | A | D− | C− |
Branton, Auckley, Arksey and Hatfield Woodhouse have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 67% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £187,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £100,000, terraced houses £147,000, semi-detached houses £175,000 and detached houses £270,000.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Armthorpe is a built-up area of 14,161 people, in the Doncaster 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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