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This town in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 5,919. A Band D home pays £2,169 in council tax.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Schools are its strong suit (B+): primary results beat 73% of towns in England; secondary results beat 60% of towns in England. Homes sell for a median £243,000, about 5.7 years of what households in the Doncaster council area earn. Most journeys need a car: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Overall, that makes a B+, good for #3 of 63 in South Yorkshire. It comes out better than 73% of UK towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Finningley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Finningley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Finningley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
3% 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 Finningley.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, below South Yorkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Finningley’s listed buildings include the Church of Holy Trinity and St Oswald, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 7 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the town’s 2 primary schools, 66% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Between them, two primaries and one secondary teach 1,753 pupils in Finningley. Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 47.2, with 48% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfield Lane Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 439 | C+ |
| The Hayfield SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,088 | A− |
| St Oswald's CofE AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 226 | A |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 88% of commuters, above South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Household income averages £56K a year before tax. 2.1% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
14% rent privately, below South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 7% of households. Private rents average £694 a month across the Doncaster council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £336,000 | 127 |
| Semi-detached | £213,750 | 88 |
| Terraced | £163,750 | 32 |
| Flat or maisonette | £113,250 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 20.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below South Yorkshire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (22) alike. Reported offences in Finningley came to 243 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 57. Violence and sexual offences were 51% of the crimes.
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.
At the census, 87% of people in Finningley called their health good or very good, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.4% of the town. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 2.8 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Finningley | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Line up the people of Finningley by age and the one in the middle is 37.2. 36% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Finningley | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Finningley is a built-up area of 5,919 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finningley | 5,919 | — | B+ | B | B | B− |
| Auckley | 1,336 | 1 | — | B | B | A− |
| Branton | 1,823 | 1.6 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 13,911 | 2.7 | B− | A | C− | D |
| Armthorpe | 14,161 | 3.6 | B− | A− | C− | D |
| Hatfield Woodhouse | 2,208 | 4 | — | A | D− | C− |
| Bawtry | 3,408 | 4.1 | B | B− | C | C+ |
| Doncaster | 87,440 | 4.5 | C | A | D− | D |
Auckley, Branton 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.
A young town. At the 2021 Census, 22% of residents were under 15 and 30% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 13% were 65 or over.
Band D council tax in Finningley is £2,169 for 2026–27, less than in 83% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
GCSE results beat 60% of towns in England, and primary results beat 73% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Finningley has 4 state schools; places are handled by Doncaster 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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