Bawtry
Bawtry is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 4,109. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 supermarket, and around 8 restaurants and cafés, along with 14 bus stops. There were around 31 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bawtry area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bassetlaw area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 117,805 residents at roughly 185 people per km².
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 156th of 294 English council areas — better than 47% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 12° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:29
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom
Crime
33 reported · July 2026▼ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Other theft3
- Other crime3
Neighbourhood team: Doncaster South · South Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- MEXBOROUGH: The feedback we have had for some time indicates that organised crime (particularly those involved in drug supply), vehicle r…
- CONISBROUGH AND DENABY: The primary concern being reported to us at this time is ASB linked to nuisance motorbikes, particularly around t…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
220 reported road collisions (2024)
67 killed or seriously injured · 278 casualties · 18.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
56 food businesses within 2 miles
- 43 rated 4–5 ★ (37 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Doncaster (12.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£210,596 average▲ 4.7% YoY
Across Bassetlaw · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£720 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY
- 1 bed £499
- 2 bed £652
- 3 bed £793
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Morrisons (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (10.9 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Asda Harworth Supermarket (3.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
117,805 residents in Bassetlaw · 185/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 108 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,645 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (49% of 57,430)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
61 schools · 18,892 pupils
50 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 23 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
56inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Outwood Academy ValleyGood
- The Elizabethan AcademyGood
- Tuxford AcademyGood
- Outwood Academy Portland
- Retford Oaks Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bassetlaw
Care & health services
796 CQC-registered services
- Care homes283
- GP practices107
- Dentists132
- Homecare agencies205
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 47 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
124 applications decided
79.8% granted · 99 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Lee Pitcher
Labour
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 35
- Con 3
- Ref 6
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,165 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised · £30,812 avg
e.g. Property Investment Advisor, Blinds and Curtains Installer, Trainee Driving Instructor - Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£699 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,511 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 63,194 certificates
12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
86% low-carbon electricity
Wind 53% · Biomass 28% · Gas 12% · Solar 3%
80 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79 yrs men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in DN10
- Bawtry And Blyth Medical
- The Mayflower Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office419 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership284 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test258 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance226 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Bawtry Wharf · 0.2 km
Bawtry Wharf was a small medieval port in the town of Bawtry, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The port operated from a wharf on the River Idle, a small body of water that flowed eastwards inland from Bawtry to the…
Old Town Hall, Bawtry · 0.3 kmThe Old Town Hall is a former municipal building in the Market Place in Bawtry, a town in South Yorkshire, in England.
Church of St Nicholas, Bawtry · 0.3 kmThe Church of St Nicholas, is an Anglican church in the town of Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England. Due to the proximity of the church to the wharves on the River Idle in Bawtry, the church is dedicated to St Nicholas,…
- Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Bawtry · 0.3 km
The Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Bawtry was a charity established in Bawtry in the thirteenth century. The surviving chapel building is now a masonic lodge and Grade II listed.
- Rossington & Bawtry (ward) · 0.4 km
Rossington & Bawtry—consisting of Austerfield, Bawtry and Rossington—is one of 21 electoral wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 17,646. The ward was…
RAF Bawtry · 0.4 kmRoyal Air Force Bawtry or more simply RAF Bawtry is a former Royal Air Force station located at Bawtry Hall in Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England and was No. 1 Group RAF Bomber Command headquarters and administration un…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bawtry?
- Bawtry is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Bassetlaw local authority.
- What is the population of Bawtry?
- Bawtry has an approximate settlement population of 4,109.
- How deprived is Bawtry?
- The Bassetlaw local authority, which includes Bawtry, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.