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Population 7,102: a town in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. The weak point is schools — primary results beat 28% of towns in England; secondary results beat 28% of towns in England. Kiveton Park ranks #25 of 63 in South Yorkshire, with a C+ overall. That leaves it better than 40% of UK towns. Housing is within reach: homes sell for a median £205,000, about 4.5 times local household income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Kiveton Park 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 Kiveton Park is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Kiveton Park’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
15% 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 Kiveton Park.
Under 15: 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below South Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The age that splits Kiveton Park in two is 41.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kiveton Park | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the town’s 2 primary schools, 57% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Wales Primary School’s results beat 81% of schools in England like it. Of its 4 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 42.4, with 39% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 209 | A− |
| Wales High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,783 | C+ |
Owners make up 66% of households, above South Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £686 a month across the Rotherham council area. The social rented sector houses 16% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £312,500 | 74 |
| Semi-detached | £202,500 | 175 |
| Terraced | £162,500 | 86 |
| Flat or maisonette | £115,500 | 8 |
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 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 88% of commuters, above both South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). 27% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. About 13% of its commuters stay in Kiveton Park for work. Each working resident is matched by 0.8 jobs locally.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
437 crimes and 110 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Kiveton Park’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence came to 29.8 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than South Yorkshire’s towns (33) yet higher than England’s towns (22). Nearly half of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Also worth knowing: among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Kiveton Park has more crime per resident than 72% of them.
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.
One GP practice serves the town; four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Kiveton Park is Rotherham General Hospital, 5.9 miles away. Women here live to 82.4 on average and men to 80.3 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Kiveton Park | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Homes built before 1919 account for 15% of the housing. Conservation areas cover 5% of Kiveton Park’s land, above South Yorkshire’s towns (0%) but below England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
17 listed buildings in Kiveton Park.
Railway Bridge at Kiveton Bridge Station: Photo: Mike Nield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kiveton Park Colliery Offices: Photo: Chris Morgan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Kiveton Hall: Photo: Mike Nield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · War Memorial at Junction of Church Street and Wales Road: Photo: JThomas · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiveton Park | 7,102 | — | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Todwick | 1,353 | 0.9 | — | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Harthill | 1,729 | 1.4 | — | C+ | A− | C |
| South Anston | 2,526 | 1.9 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Killamarsh | 9,082 | 2.4 | C | B+ | B− | C |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | 2.5 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| North Anston | 6,599 | 2.5 | B− | A | B− | C |
| Dinnington | 10,962 | 3 | C− | A− | D | D |
Todwick and Harthill 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 72% of towns in England, and primary results trail 72% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £205,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £115,500, terraced houses £162,500, semi-detached houses £202,500 and detached houses £312,500.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Kiveton Park is a built-up area of 7,102 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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