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13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Population 3,408: a town in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Good on most counts; one lags. With a B overall, Bawtry is better than nearly three fifths of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #10 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Its best grade is for schools: primary results beat 68% of towns in England; secondary results beat 79% of towns in England. The drawback is safety — police record 22.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 18.1 home and vehicle crimes. Only 31% of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have more crime per resident. It also trails on hazard risk (C): 1.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. At a median £257,500, a home costs 6 times the yearly income of households in the Doncaster council area.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Bawtry 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 Bawtry is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 41 buildings inside Bawtry’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
13% 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 Bawtry.
35% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Ages in Bawtry split evenly at 50.5: half are older, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bawtry | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 48.7, with 58% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. The town has one school, shown below. At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, 65% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 216 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bawtry counts 41 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Nicholas, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 17% of the town’s land, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 21.9 reports per 1,000, above both South Yorkshire’s towns (13.4) and England’s towns (7.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 198 offences in Bawtry and 52 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 34% were 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.
2 GP practices serve the town; 78% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Bawtry is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 7.7 miles away. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below South Yorkshire’s towns (21%).
| Census 2021 | Bawtry | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £59K a year before tax. The car took 85% of commuters, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2%. About 9% of its commuters stay in Bawtry for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 16% of households, below South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. One in ten households rent from a council or housing body. The median sale, £257,500, comes from 156 standard sales inside Bawtry’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £362,500 | 70 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 37 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 31 |
| Flat or maisonette | £165,500 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
41 listed buildings in Bawtry, 1 of them Grade I.
Bawtry Hall: Photo: John Darch · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Market cross: Photo: Alan Rosevear · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Crown Hotel Market Place: Photo: Richard Vince · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wharf Farmhouse: Photo: Dave Bevis · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bawtry | 3,408 | — | B | B− | C | C+ |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 8,885 | 1.9 | C | B+ | C− | D |
| Ranskill | 1,435 | 3.4 | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 13,911 | 3.5 | B− | A | C− | D |
| Tickhill | 4,909 | 3.7 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Finningley | 5,919 | 4.1 | B+ | B | B | B− |
| Blyth | 1,264 | 4.3 | — | C− | C− | C− |
| Auckley | 1,336 | 5 | — | B | B | A− |
Ranskill, Blyth and Auckley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Nicholas. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 79% of towns in England. Primary results beat 68%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Doncaster council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Bawtry is a built-up area of 3,408 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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