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The town has 3,859 residents and lies in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
The data are hard on it. Health lags (D−): men here can expect to live to 73.5, women to 78.4. It lags on safety as well: police record 60.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 21.5 home and vehicle crimes. Only 3% of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have more crime per resident. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): a typical home costs £160,000 and rent runs £686 a month. All told, that adds up to a C− overall and a rank of #53 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Set against the rest, it does better than 17% of UK towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D): mean household income £34,295; 4.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
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.
The 3 things Greasbrough 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 Greasbrough is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Greasbrough’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Greasbrough. Best known first.
Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMagna Science Adventure Centre3.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumClifton Park Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayElsecar Heritage Railway4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumElsecar Heritage Centre5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Transport Museum1.7 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Greasbrough.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. Half of Greasbrough is older than 49.5, half younger. Graduates make up 17% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Greasbrough | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 17% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The one school in town appears below. Attainment 8 at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km averages 42.1, and 39% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Key Stage 2 results at the 18 primary schools within 3 km: 54% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greasbrough Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 271 | B+ |
9.1% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 73% of people in Greasbrough called their health good or very good, below South Yorkshire’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Also worth knowing: 2 GP practices serve the town; 73% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Greasbrough | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.1% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 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.
There were 15.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above South Yorkshire’s towns (13.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 399 recorded crimes inside Greasbrough’s built-up area, and 64 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 52% 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.
51% of households own their home, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Renting privately is how 12% of households live. Half of the 122 standard sales inside Greasbrough’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £160,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £258,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 41 |
| Terraced | £131,750 | 44 |
| Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | 6 |
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.
Conservation areas cover 15% of Greasbrough’s land, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%). 17% of homes were built before 1919. Per 10,000 residents, Greasbrough counts 16 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
7% of commuters who live in Greasbrough also work there. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 51%, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (43%) and England’s towns (45%). Driving is how four in five commuters got to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasbrough | 3,859 | — | C− | A | D− | D− |
| Rawmarsh | 18,892 | 1.5 | C− | A | D | D− |
| Rotherham | 71,535 | 1.7 | C− | A | D− | D |
| Thorpe Hesley | 4,153 | 2.6 | B | B+ | B | B− |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 5,858 | 2.9 | D | A | D− | D− |
| Swinton | 15,911 | 3 | C | A | D | C− |
| Brinsworth | 8,764 | 3.4 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Wath upon Dearne | 16,962 | 3.4 | C | A | D | D |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £160,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £90,000, terraced houses £131,750, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £258,000.
GCSE results trail 73% of towns in England, and primary results trail 81% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Rotherham council.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Greasbrough is a built-up area of 3,859 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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