Norton’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Norton’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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NortonSouth Yorkshire
Walking, cycling and public transport carry 9% of commuters. The village has 2,304 residents and lies in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Population
2,304
Census 2021 · Doncaster council
Median home
£194K
106 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.8
24% are 65+ · South Yorkshire 18%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Norton a good place to live?
Prices are modest for what you get: a typical home costs £193,750 and rent runs £694 a month. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 20% of towns in England; secondary results beat 12% of towns in England. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B for hazard risk. Residents’ health trails most towns: life expectancy is 78.3 for men and 81.3 for women.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy, ONS. Norton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How Norton grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Norton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Norton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 20% of towns in England; secondary results beat 12% of towns in EnglandDOpen →Cost of livingMedian sale £193,750, 4.5 years of area incomeA−Open →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC−Open →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedC−Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workCOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsBOpen →Hazard risk0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingDOpen →Outdoors63% live within 400 m of a park; 1.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Norton stand out
The 3 things Norton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
48% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
24% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Norton.
SchoolsD
School results in Norton are weaker than in 90% of towns in England
DSchool Grade
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 38.9, and 34% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 55% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Between them, two primaries and one secondary teach 1,166 pupils in Norton.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 236 | C+ |
| Campsmount AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 710 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 3 schools →
History
Norton’s one listed building is Grade II
1listed buildingsDHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a fifth of the total, above both South Yorkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 4 for every 10,000 residents of Norton.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
4
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
Norton is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above South Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
£194Kmedian sale
4% live in social housing, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 13% of households live. The median sale, £193,750, comes from 106 standard sales inside Norton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Norton£194K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £242,750 | 40 |
| Semi-detached | £187,000 | 53 |
| Terraced | £148,000 | 13 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£694
average private rent a month, Doncaster council area
£2,168
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Work tends to be further away for Norton: 14% commute under 5 km, below South Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
9%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both South Yorkshire’s towns (2.8%) and England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, 89% of commuters went by car. Of the commuters living in Norton, 7% work in the town itself. Household income averages £42K a year before tax.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bus2%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 17% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
An older town: 24% of people in Norton are 65 or over, more than in South Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns
48.8median age
Children under 15 make up 15%, below South Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike; what’s more, 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The age that splits Norton in two is 48.8. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
NortonSouth YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Norton | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Lifespans in Norton run shorter than in 81% of UK towns
81%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
The nearest A&E to Norton is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 7.5 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Norton: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away. 5.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, about level with England’s towns (5.2%) and below South Yorkshire’s towns (6.7%).
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Norton | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
78.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.3
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Norton: 15.2 per 1,000 residents a year, under South Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
15.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Homes see 12.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. 47 crimes and 34 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Norton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were nearly half of the crimes.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 40% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual23
Public order7
Damage & arson6
Vehicle crime6
Other theft3
Weapons1
Robbery1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social34
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.
15.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
47
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Norton
13pages on Norton
The big questions
SafetyB15.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £194K · rent £694 a monthHousing26 sold in 12 months · busiest street Station RoadSchoolsD3 state schoolsHealthC−Life expectancy 78.3 (men), 81.3 (women)Work & commuteC39% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Norton
Village in South Yorkshire, England
Norton is a built-up area of 2,304 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
- Population
- 2,304 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Doncaster
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001041
Norton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CampsallAskernAdwick le StreetUptonToll BarDarringtonEggboroughNorton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | 2,304 | — | — | A− | B | C− |
| Campsall | 1,879 | 0.8 | — | A | C− | C− |
| Askern | 5,439 | 1.6 | D | A | D− | D |
| Adwick le Street | 18,326 | 4.1 | C− | A | D− | D |
| Upton | 6,332 | 4.3 | D | B+ | D | C− |
| Toll Bar | 1,213 | 4.7 | — | A | D− | D− |
| Darrington | 1,194 | 4.9 | — | C− | C− | A− |
| Eggborough | 2,440 | 5 | — | A− | B− | B− |
Campsall, Toll Bar, Darrington and Eggborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Norton
Are schools in Norton good?
GCSE results trail 89% of towns in England, and primary results trail 80% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Norton has 3 state schools; places are handled by Doncaster council.
Is Norton expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £193,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £148,000, semi-detached houses £187,000 and detached houses £242,750.
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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