Where is Harworth and Bircotes?

Harworth and Bircotes is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.

How deprived is Harworth and Bircotes?

The Doncaster local authority, which includes Harworth and Bircotes, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.

Harworth and Bircotes

Harworth and Bircotes is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. It has 23 bus stops. There were around 66 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 Harworth and Bircotes area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Doncaster area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 308,106 residents at roughly 542 people per km².

Council: Doncaster
County: South Yorkshire
Constituency: Don Valley
Police force: South Yorkshire

47/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 171st of 294 English council areas — better than 42% of them.

Low crime3

Home affordability92

Affordable rents93

Good schools84

Life expectancy14

Low deprivation13

Employment25

Low council tax93

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: 22° / 16° · 62% rain
Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:27

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

66 reported · July 2026▲ 6% YoY

Violence & sexual offences24
Criminal damage & arson11
Anti-social behaviour10
Other crime5

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

521 reported road collisions (2024)

182 killed or seriously injured · 710 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

79 food businesses within 2 miles

65 rated 4–5 ★ (58 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Doncaster (11.3 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£170,784 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Doncaster · to 2026-06

Detached£260,150

Semi-detached£167,975

Terraced£133,224

Flat£89,901

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£691 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY

1 bed £491
2 bed £634
3 bed £754

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)
Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 360 kW
Nearest: Asda Harworth Supermarket (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
Sports pitches1
Golf courses1
Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

308,106 residents in Doncaster · 542/km²

Under 16: 19%
16–64: 62%
65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 41 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,168 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (57% of 144,720)

A £1,445

B £1,686

C £1,927

D £2,168

E £2,649

F £3,131

G £3,613

H £4,336

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

144 schools · 49,424 pupils

98 primary · 20 secondary · 26 other

Ofsted: 64 of 67 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

128inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

Ash Hill AcademyGood
Astrea Academy WoodfieldsGood
Campsmount AcademyGood
De Warenne AcademyGood
Doncaster UTCGood
Outwood Academy AdwickGood
Outwood Academy DanumGood
Ridgewood SchoolGood
Rossington All Saints AcademyGood
Sir Thomas Wharton AcademyGood
The Laurel AcademyGood
The McAuley Catholic High SchoolGood
Trinity AcademyGood
XP SchoolGood
Armthorpe AcademyRequires improvement
XP EastRequires improvement
Don Valley Academy
Hall Cross Academy
Hungerhill School
The Hayfield School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Doncaster

Care & health services

291 CQC-registered services

Care homes81
GP practices47
Dentists58
Homecare agencies73
Hospitals & hospices10

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Doncaster

Heritage & planning

Within the Green Belt
10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

218 applications decided

91.7% granted · 200 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Jo White

Labour

Bassetlaw

Recent votes:

AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority · directly-elected mayor

Lab 12
Con 6
Ref 34
Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools3
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies1
Supermarkets2
Parks & greens5
Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£697 median full-time weekly pay

4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,640 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 155,392 certificates

16.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

89% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 70% · Wind 18% · Gas 9% · Imports 2%

118 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.7 yrs women · 77.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.4 women · 55.1 men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.5
Feeling worthwhile7.9
Happiness yesterday7.6
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bassetlaw:

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office468 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s372 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership328 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance281 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test240 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Harworth · 1.3 km
Harworth with Bircotes are a town in the civil parish of Harworth and Bircotes in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, on the border with South Yorkshire. It is 8 miles (13 km) north of Worksop. The po…
Harworth Bircotes · 1.3 km
Harworth Bircotes or Harworth and Bircotes is a town and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. The parish includes the settlements of Bircotes and Harworth. The par…
Serlby Park Academy · 1.4 km
Serlby Park Academy is a mixed all-through school located in the twin villages of Bircotes and Harworth in North Nottinghamshire. The school also serves the nearby towns of Serlby, Styrrup, Blyth, Misson, and among ot…
Harworth Colliery · 1.6 km
Harworth Colliery was a colliery near the town of Harworth Bircotes in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England.
Bircotes · 1.8 km
Bircotes with Harworth are a town in the civil parish of Harworth and Bircotes in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the border with South Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish was 7,948. T…
Harworth Colliery F.C. · 1.9 km
Harworth Colliery Football Club is an English football club based in Harworth and Bircotes, Nottinghamshire. The club are currently members of the Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Harworth and Bircotes?: Harworth and Bircotes is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
How deprived is Harworth and Bircotes?: The Doncaster local authority, which includes Harworth and Bircotes, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.