Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 3,272 people, lies in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Treeton’s overall C+ puts it #24 of 63 in South Yorkshire. On that grade it does better than 40% of UK towns. Health lags: life expectancy 77.2 for men, 80.2 for women. Most journeys need a car (D): on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its strongest subject is cost of living — homes sell for a median £202,500, about 4.5 times local household income. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for safety, C+ for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Treeton 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 Treeton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Treeton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
16% 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 1914.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Treeton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 4% of its commuters stay in Treeton for work. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 34%, below South Yorkshire’s towns (43%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 20% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. 299 pupils attend Treeton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treeton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 299 | B− |
One GP practice serves the town; 88% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 6.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, about level with South Yorkshire’s towns (6.7%) and above England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, four in five residents of Treeton said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2021 | Treeton | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.9% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
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.
Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, above both South Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £686 a month across the Rotherham council area. The median sale, £202,500, comes from 172 standard sales inside Treeton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £376,722 | 60 |
| Semi-detached | £199,996 | 64 |
| Terraced | £150,800 | 36 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Treeton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Helen, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 8% lies in conservation areas, above both South Yorkshire’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%). Also worth knowing: it has 15 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence came to 23.6 per 1,000 residents a year, between South Yorkshire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (22). Over the year to August 2026, 125 offences were reported in Treeton, along with 52 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Treeton has more crime per resident than 60% 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
28% of adults hold a degree, about level with South Yorkshire’s towns (27%) and below England’s towns (34%). The middle age in Treeton is 39.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Treeton | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 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 Treeton. Best known first.
MuseumMagna Science Adventure Centre4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumClifton Park Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumYork And Lancaster Regimental Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkGulliver's Valley Resort4.3 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCatcliffe Glass Cone700 m outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkFun Park4.6 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
7 notable people were born in Treeton.
John Parkin Taylor: Crombie, John Nicol, 1827-1878, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treeton | 3,272 | — | C+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 5,342 | 0.9 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Brinsworth | 8,764 | 1.4 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Whiston | 3,940 | 1.9 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | 2.1 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Rotherham | 71,535 | 3.1 | C− | A | D− | D |
| Thurcroft | 6,101 | 3.9 | B− | A | D | D |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 24,653 | 4.2 | B | B+ | C+ | C |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £202,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £120,000, terraced houses £150,800, semi-detached houses £199,996 and detached houses £376,722.
Against all UK towns, it grades C+. Police recorded 125 crimes inside Treeton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 57% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
GCSE results trail 62% of towns in England, and primary results trail 55% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Rotherham council.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Treeton is a built-up area of 3,272 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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