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A town in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, home to 4,909 people.
Pupils here do better than most: primary results beat 96% of towns in England; secondary results beat 79% of towns in England. Tickhill ranks #1 of 63 in South Yorkshire, with an A− overall. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly four fifths of UK towns. Health is another plus — life expectancy is 82.3 for men and 83.2 for women. The trade-off is walkability — 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Hazard risk is weaker too — 0.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Homes sell for a median £285,000, about 6.6 years of what households in the Doncaster council area earn. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Tickhill 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 Tickhill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 107 buildings inside Tickhill’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1737.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tickhill.
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, above both South Yorkshire’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%). Children under 15 make up just over one in ten residents. Typical age in Tickhill: 55.3, the median. Aged 15 to 24: 7.3% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Tickhill | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 58% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 48.7. Both of its schools are shown below. Tickhill’s two primaries have 444 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 226 | B+ |
| Tickhill Estfeld Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 218 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Tickhill’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It counts 107 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 31% of the town’s land, above both South Yorkshire’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Tickhill is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 6.6 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 60% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, lower than South Yorkshire’s towns (21%) yet higher than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Tickhill | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over a third of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 13 per 1,000 residents a year, between South Yorkshire’s towns (18.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Reported offences in Tickhill came to 182 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 36. For its size, Tickhill records less crime per resident than 70% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 9% of its commuters stay in Tickhill for work. The car took 86% of commuters, above South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. In 2026, 1.5% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The social rented sector houses 8% of households. Private renters make up 12% of households, below South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Tickhill is the second most expensive of the 63 towns in South Yorkshire, at £285,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 119 |
| Semi-detached | £235,000 | 94 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 25 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
107 listed buildings in Tickhill, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Mary: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Tickhill Castle: Photo: original: Michael Patterson; derivative work: Paravane · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Former St Leonard; Hospital: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Market Cross: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
7 notable people were born in Tickhill.
Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough: Philip de László, Public domain · Ida Bridgeman, Countess of Bradford: Harry Baldry, Public domain · Charles Lumley Hill: Contributor(s): The Queenslander, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tickhill | 4,909 | — | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 8,885 | 2.2 | C | B+ | C− | D |
| Wadworth | 1,156 | 2.6 | — | B+ | C+ | B |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 13,911 | 3.2 | B− | A | C− | D |
| Bawtry | 3,408 | 3.7 | B | B− | C | C+ |
| Langold | 2,603 | 3.9 | D | B+ | D | C− |
| Maltby | 16,305 | 4 | C | A | C− | D |
| Blyth | 1,264 | 4.6 | — | C− | C− | C− |
Wadworth and Blyth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
GCSE results beat 79% of towns in England, and primary results beat 96% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Tickhill has 2 state schools; places are handled by Doncaster council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Tickhill is a built-up area of 4,909 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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