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With 320 residents, it is a village in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Wentworth has no grades; its figures are still real. 62% of its homes date from before 1919. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
The 3 things Wentworth does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Wentworth’s built-up area.
62% 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 Wentworth.
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6% of the population. At 55.4, the median resident of Wentworth sits in the middle of the age range. 27% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wentworth | South Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.9% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
57% of pupils at the 8 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 54% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.4.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 105 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 15% of resident commuters. 35% of workers worked mainly from home, above South Yorkshire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.7% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
5% of households are owner-occupiers. Private rents average £686 a month across the Rotherham council area.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 21 offences were reported in Wentworth, along with 8 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence comes to 18.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 11.5 reports per 1,000, between South Yorkshire’s towns (13.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
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
Seeing a GP means leaving Wentworth: the nearest practice is 1.6 miles away. 68% of people in Wentworth rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 28% of people here had a disability, higher than both South Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Wentworth is Northern General Hospital, 5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Wentworth | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 68% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 11% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Wentworth’s listed buildings include Stable Block and Riding School, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 1,125 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here. Of the town’s 36 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 2.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wentworth. Best known first.
Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse200 m outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayElsecar Heritage Railway1.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumElsecar Heritage Centre1.5 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in South Yorkshire, England
Wentworth is a built-up area of 320 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth | 320 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thorpe Hesley | 4,153 | 1.5 | B | B+ | B | B− |
| Hoyland | 15,527 | 1.6 | C− | B+ | D | D |
| Jump | 1,424 | 1.9 | — | A− | C− | D |
| Hemingfield | 1,815 | 2.1 | — | B− | B+ | C− |
| Brampton | 4,620 | 2.5 | C | A | D | D |
| Chapeltown and High Green | 22,187 | 2.7 | C+ | B− | C+ | C |
| Greasbrough | 3,859 | 2.7 | C− | A | D− | D− |
Jump and Hemingfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 46.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Stable Block and Riding School.
Band D council tax in Wentworth is £2,375 for 2026–27, less than in 63% 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.
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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