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A town of 16,305 in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. The weak point is health (D) — life expectancy 76.4 for men, 79.8 for women. Its strongest subject is cost of living — the median home sold for £165,000, 3.6 years of area income. Overall, that makes a C, good for #36 of 63 in South Yorkshire. It comes out better than 28% of UK towns. Jobs & income is weaker too — the mean household earns £43,277 a year.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Maltby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Maltby does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Maltby’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 Maltby.
People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. The median resident of Maltby is 41.9 years old. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%).
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Maltby | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 47% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45.5. Below are two of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 5 primary schools: 52% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maltby Lilly Hall AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 452 | B |
| Maltby AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,096 | C |
Asked at the census, 77% of residents of Maltby said they were in good or very good health. At the census, nearly one in ten residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (6.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). On top of that, a disability affects 23% of people in the town. 3 GP practices serve the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Maltby | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.1% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 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.
64% of households own their home, above South Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. The £165,000 median rests on 577 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £686 a month across the Rotherham council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £244,700 | 179 |
| Semi-detached | £165,000 | 223 |
| Terraced | £100,000 | 165 |
| Flat or maisonette | £81,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 37.9 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (32.8) and England’s towns (22). Each year, 18.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. 1,305 crimes and 250 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Maltby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Maltby records more crime per resident than 73% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Maltby has 4 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (11) and England’s towns (39). Homes built before 1919 account for 15% 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 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Maltby, 16% work in the town itself. Just over four in five commuters drove, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted 17% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
22 notable people were born in Maltby.
Liam Kirk: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Rolleston: Barraud, CC BY 4.0 · Terry Sanderson: Laurence Boyce at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fran Kitching: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Maltby is a built-up area of 16,305 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltby | 16,305 | — | C | A | C− | D |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 24,653 | 2.8 | B | B+ | C+ | C |
| Thurcroft | 6,101 | 3 | B− | A | D | D |
| Wadworth | 1,156 | 3.9 | — | B+ | C+ | B |
| Dinnington | 10,962 | 4 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Conisbrough | 11,465 | 4 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Tickhill | 4,909 | 4 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 5,858 | 4.2 | D | A | D− | D− |
Wadworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 1,305 crimes inside Maltby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 48% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £165,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £81,000, terraced houses £100,000, semi-detached houses £165,000 and detached houses £244,700.
GCSE results beat 52% of towns in England, and primary results trail 88% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
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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