Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are only 7% of the population. The town, home to 5,342 people, lies in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Waverley and Catcliffe’s weakest subject is health: life expectancy is 77.2 for men and 80.2 for women. This South Yorkshire town grades C overall, better than 29% of UK towns, and ranks #34 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Crime is the sore point: police record 32.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 19.9 home and vehicle crimes. Only 15% of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have more crime per resident. Hazard risk is weaker too: 6.3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. A median £270,000 buys a home here, 6 times what households in the Rotherham council area earn in a year. Jobs and pay hold up well (B+): mean household income £55,518; 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Waverley and Catcliffe 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 Waverley and Catcliffe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Waverley and Catcliffe’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
4% 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 Waverley and Catcliffe.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
4% of homes were built before 1919. Waverley and Catcliffe’s listed buildings include The Glassworks Cone, Grade I. One scheduled monument lies here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Some 832 pupils attend Waverley and Catcliffe’s two primaries. 66% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverley Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 687 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 89% of commuters, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). 34% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Each working resident is matched by 1.1 jobs in Waverley and Catcliffe.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the census, 4.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below South Yorkshire’s towns (6.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches 14% of Waverley and Catcliffe’s population. Women here live to 80.2 on average and men to 77.2 (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving Waverley and Catcliffe: the nearest practice is 0.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Waverley and Catcliffe | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
There were 17.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (13.4) and England’s towns (7.8). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 459 crimes and 118 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Waverley and Catcliffe’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were 47% of the crimes.
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.
Council and housing-body homes hold 14% of households. Owners make up 72% of households, above South Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £686 a month across the Rotherham council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £364,995 | 143 |
| Semi-detached | £267,000 | 123 |
| Terraced | £208,000 | 79 |
| Flat or maisonette | £133,000 | 55 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Under-15s account for 23% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town, below South Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Half of Waverley and Catcliffe is older than 32.6, half younger. Among adults, 40% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Waverley and Catcliffe | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 42% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 7.1% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 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 Waverley and Catcliffe. Best known first.
CastleSheffield Castle4.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMagna Science Adventure Centre2.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumClifton Park Museum3.9 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionSheffield Manor Lodge3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumYork And Lancaster Regimental Museum3.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 5,342 | — | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Treeton | 3,272 | 0.9 | C+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Brinsworth | 8,764 | 1.2 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Whiston | 3,940 | 2.5 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | 2.8 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Rotherham | 71,535 | 3.1 | C− | A | D− | D |
| Sheffield | 500,520 | 3.7 | C− | B− | D | C− |
| Greasbrough | 3,859 | 4.7 | C− | A | D− | D− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
A young town. At the 2021 Census, 23% of residents were under 15 and 42% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 7.1% were 65 or over.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in South Yorkshire, England
Waverley and Catcliffe is a built-up area of 5,342 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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