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In South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, this town has 4,620 residents.
Safety is its weak spot: 37.5 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 25.5 home and vehicle crimes. Only 8% of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have more crime per resident. With a C overall, Brampton is better than 29% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #35 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living: the median home sold for £185,500, 4.1 years of area income. It lags on health as well: life expectancy is 76.7 for men and 79.5 for women. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for walkability and B for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Brampton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Brampton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Brampton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
8% 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 Brampton.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, below South Yorkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Listed buildings per head: 4 for every 10,000 residents of Brampton.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 44.8, with 44% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. The one school in town appears below. 58% of pupils at the 17 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Cortonwood Infant SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 110 | – |
There were 29.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (13.4) and England’s towns (7.8). 516 crimes and 189 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Brampton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. 31% 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.
The nearest A&E to Brampton is Barnsley Hospital, 6 miles away. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.2 miles off. At the census, 6.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, about level with South Yorkshire’s towns (6.7%) and above England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Brampton | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 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.
Households that own their home make up 67%. Private rents average £686 a month across the Rotherham council area. The £185,500 median rests on 142 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 48 |
| Semi-detached | £155,000 | 60 |
| Terraced | £157,750 | 30 |
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 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (27%). For 31% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. 15% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. Residents of Brampton have a median age of 39.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Brampton | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Brampton. Best known first.
Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse3.1 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumElsecar Heritage Centre2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayElsecar Heritage Railway2.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumMaurice Dobson Museum2.1 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionWentworth Garden Centre3.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Brampton is a built-up area of 4,620 people, in the Rotherham 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton | 4,620 | — | C | A | D | D |
| Wath upon Dearne | 16,962 | 1.2 | C | A | D | D |
| Hemingfield | 1,815 | 1.2 | — | B− | B+ | C− |
| Wombwell | 16,758 | 1.3 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Jump | 1,424 | 1.9 | — | A− | C− | D |
| Darfield | 7,209 | 2 | D | A− | D | D |
| Hoyland | 15,527 | 2.6 | C− | B+ | D | D |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 7,440 | 2.6 | C− | A− | C− | D |
Hemingfield and Jump 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 £185,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £157,750, semi-detached houses £155,000 and detached houses £315,000.
GCSE results trail 56% of towns in England, and primary results trail 69% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Rotherham council.
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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