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13% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Some 10,962 people live in this town, in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Dinnington grades low on several counts. Crime runs high: 47.3 violent and sexual offences and 24.9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Against UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 89%. The town’s overall grade of C− puts it better than 16% of UK towns, #57 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Health is weaker too — men here can expect to live to 77.9, women to 80.6. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−): a typical home costs £200,000 and rent runs £686 a month.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS.
The 3 things Dinnington 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 Dinnington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Dinnington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
16% 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 Dinnington.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 1,104 recorded crimes inside Dinnington’s built-up area, and 261 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 23.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above South Yorkshire’s towns (13.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Also worth knowing: 48% 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.
36% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Two of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 46.7, and two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anston Park Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 206 | – |
| Dinnington High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,005 | B− |
21% of residents have a disability, near South Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and higher than England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Dinnington: the nearest is 0.9 miles off. The nearest A&E to Dinnington is Bassetlaw District General Hospital, 5.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Dinnington | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Owners make up 65% of households, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 15% of households. Private tenants account for a fifth of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £284,996 | 253 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 256 |
| Terraced | £131,250 | 122 |
| Flat or maisonette | £82,500 | 12 |
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, Dinnington has 7 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (11) and England’s towns (39). Homes built before 1919 account for 16% of the housing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · 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.
In 2026, 3.3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. The car took 85% of commuters, above South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Work in town: 14% of resident commuters. Dinnington counts 0.7 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. Children under 15 make up 19%, above South Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Typical age in Dinnington: 39.8, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Dinnington | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
8 notable people were born in Dinnington.
Ben Tomlinson: Bluewheel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinnington | 10,962 | — | C− | A− | D | D |
| North Anston | 6,599 | 0.7 | B− | A | B− | C |
| South Anston | 2,526 | 1.6 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Todwick | 1,353 | 2.1 | — | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Woodsetts | 1,695 | 2.4 | — | B+ | A− | B− |
| Thurcroft | 6,101 | 2.5 | B− | A | D | D |
| Kiveton Park | 7,102 | 3 | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Shireoaks | 1,774 | 3.7 | — | C+ | C | C |
Todwick, Woodsetts and Shireoaks have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 56% of towns in England, and primary results trail almost all (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £200,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £82,500, terraced houses £131,250, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £284,996.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Dinnington is a built-up area of 10,962 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
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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