Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
48% of households own their home with no mortgage. 7,546 people live in this town in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
A strong record with one exception. Jobs and pay hold up well (A−): households earn a mean £54,415 a year, and 1.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It is strong on schools as well (B+): primary results beat 71% of towns in England; secondary results beat 58% of towns in England. The trade-off is walkability — 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. At a median £246,750, a home costs 5.7 times the yearly income of households in the Doncaster council area. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #2 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Nationally, it does better than 78% of UK towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B for health.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 3 things Sprotbrough 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 Sprotbrough is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Sprotbrough’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
1% 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 Sprotbrough.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Sprotbrough’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 13 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here. Of the town’s land, 3% lies in conservation areas, 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
Attainment 8 at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km averages 46.1, and nearly half of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Below is one of its 4 schools, and why it was picked. 65% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 414 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Sprotbrough has 0.5 jobs. 6% of commuters who live in Sprotbrough also work there. Home was the main workplace for 26% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
2% live in social housing, lower than both South Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 15% of households live. Private rents average £694 a month across the Doncaster council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | 150 |
| Semi-detached | £190,000 | 193 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 10 |
| Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, below South Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and close to England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 83% of Sprotbrough’s residents. One GP practice serves the town; 81% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Sprotbrough | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
285 crimes and 94 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Sprotbrough’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Homes saw 12.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than South Yorkshire’s towns (18.1) yet higher than England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly two fifths of recorded crime.
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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below South Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Sprotbrough has a median age of 47. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sprotbrough | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sprotbrough. Best known first.
MuseumCusworth Hall700 m outside town, to the north
MuseumDanum Gallery, Library and Museum1.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Air Museum3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumKings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum1.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumAshworth Barracks Victoria Cross Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
10 listed buildings in Sprotbrough, 1 of them Grade I.
The Old Rectory: Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Former Church of St Edmund and Youth Centre, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough: Photo: Richard Croft · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprotbrough | 7,546 | — | A− | B | B | B |
| Scawthorpe and Cusworth | 13,020 | 1.4 | B | A | C− | C |
| Bentley | 12,044 | 2 | C− | A | D− | D− |
| Warmsworth | 11,317 | 2.4 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Doncaster | 87,440 | 2.4 | C | A | D− | D |
| Arksey | 1,578 | 3 | — | A | A− | C− |
| Toll Bar | 1,213 | 3.3 | — | A | D− | D− |
| Conisbrough | 11,465 | 3.7 | C+ | A | D | D |
Arksey and Toll Bar have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Sprotbrough is £2,182 for 2026–27, less than in 82% 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 58% of towns in England, and primary results beat 71% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Sprotbrough is a built-up area of 7,546 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
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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