Brinsworth’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Brinsworth’s built-up area.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BrinsworthSouth Yorkshire
This town in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 8,764. Private rents average £686 a month.
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Photo: Martin Speck · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
8,764
Census 2021 · Rotherham council
Median home
£180K
280 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.6
21% are 65+ · South Yorkshire 18%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
B
#12 of 63 in South Yorkshire
Is Brinsworth a good place to live?
Housing is within reach (A−): the median home sold for £180,000, 4 years of area income. Health is a weak point: life expectancy is 80.7 for men and 83 for women. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #12 of 63 in South Yorkshire. On that grade it does better than 57% of UK towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, C+ for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
What makes Brinsworth stand out
The 3 things Brinsworth does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
South Yorkshire 27%.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£686 a month
Average private rent, 18% of what households in the area earn: less than in 95% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Rotherham council area.
How Brinsworth grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Brinsworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA−Open →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 21% of towns in England; secondary results beat 51% of towns in EnglandCOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £46,130; 2.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsC+Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC+Open →SafetyAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History2 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors76% live within 400 m of a park; 1.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsCOpen →Civic life0.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brinsworth.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Brinsworth hold a degree than in South Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 20%
Children under 15 make up 16%, below both South Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. The age that splits Brinsworth in two is 43.6. Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.
43.6median age
BrinsworthSouth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Brinsworth | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9% | 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
SchoolsC
Exam results at Brinsworth’s schools trail 67% of towns in England
Between them, four primaries and one secondary teach 2,257 pupils in Brinsworth. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. At the town’s 3 primary schools, 55% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
CSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinsworth Whitehill Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 292 | C− |
| Brinsworth AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,389 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 5 schools →
History
Brinsworth’s listed buildings: 2, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Inside Brinsworth’s built-up area, Historic England lists 2 listed buildings, . 7% of its homes are older than 1919.
2listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
7%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
2
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
Most households in Brinsworth own their home: 76%, more than in both South Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Social renters account for 9% of households. 14% rent privately, below both South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%). The median sale, £180,000, comes from 280 standard sales inside Brinsworth’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£180Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Brinsworth£180K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £250,000 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 205 |
| Terraced | £142,000 | 39 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£686
average private rent a month, Rotherham council area
£2,565
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
80% of residents say their health is good or very good
One GP practice serves the town; 75% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 5.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
80%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Brinsworth | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 21% | 17% |
80.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Fewer commuters in Brinsworth walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in South Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 13%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
52% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took 84% of commuters, above South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for nearly a fifth of workers at the census.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot6%
Bus5%
Bicycle1%
52%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 44% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Brinsworth: 18.3 per 1,000 residents a year, under South Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Burglary and damage come to 13.7 per 1,000 residents a year. 439 crimes and 97 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Brinsworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 44% of the total.
18.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 53% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual194
Vehicle crime44
Shoplifting39
Damage & arson35
Burglary33
Public order32
Other theft23
Other crime19
Anti-social97
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.
18.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
439
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Magna Science Adventure Centre and 8 more in and around Brinsworth
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Brinsworth. Best known first.
MuseumMagna Science Adventure Centre1.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumClifton Park Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Transport Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumYork And Lancaster Regimental Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionSheffield Manor Lodge4.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionCatcliffe Glass Cone400 m outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Magna Science Adventure Centre: RRRR NNNN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Park Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brinsworth
15pages on Brinsworth
The big questions
SafetyB−18.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £180K · rent £686 a monthHousing81 sold in 12 months · busiest street Brinsworth LaneSchoolsC5 state schoolsHealthCLife expectancy 80.7 (men), 83 (women)Work & commuteC+38% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Brinsworth
3 notable people were born in Brinsworth.
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Sim RaleighEnglish footballer (1909-1934)J
Jim HarkinEnglish footballer · 1913–1988Photo credits
Ron Hillyard: ChrisTheDude at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brinsworth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Waverley and CatcliffeTreetonWhistonRotherhamGreasbroughSwallownest and AstonThrybergh and DaltonBrinsworth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinsworth | 8,764 | — | B | A− | B− | C |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 5,342 | 1.2 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Treeton | 3,272 | 1.4 | C+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Whiston | 3,940 | 1.8 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Rotherham | 71,535 | 1.9 | C− | A | D− | D |
| Greasbrough | 3,859 | 3.4 | C− | A | D− | D− |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | 3.5 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 5,858 | 4.1 | D | A | D− | D− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Brinsworth
Is Brinsworth expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £180,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £142,000, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £250,000.
Are schools in Brinsworth good?
GCSE results beat 51% of towns in England, and primary results trail 79% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
About Brinsworth
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Brinsworth is a built-up area of 8,764 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
- Population
- 8,764 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rotherham
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001385
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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