Maltby
Maltby is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 17,513. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 park, and around 1 restaurant and café, with 26 bus stops and Conisbrough railway station 6.6 km away. There were around 141 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 Maltby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Doncaster area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 173rd of 294 English council areas — better than 41% 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 61% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:29
9h 21m 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
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
116 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences52
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Shoplifting12
- Criminal damage & arson10
Neighbourhood team: Rotherham South · South Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- OFF ROAD MOTORCYCLES
- ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
467 reported road collisions (2025)
163 killed or seriously injured · 620 casualties · 15.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
109 food businesses within 2 miles
- 99 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Conisbrough (8.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£172,770 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across Doncaster · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£694 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £493
- 2 bed £636
- 3 bed £757
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
3,839 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Aldi - Maltby (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds2
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,447
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,254
- Net moves+2,193
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 44 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
23% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,168 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (57% of 144,720)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
143 schools · 49,423 pupils
98 primary · 20 secondary · 25 other
Ofsted: 64 of 67 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
128 inspected 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
290 CQC-registered services
- Care homes81
- GP practices47
- Dentists58
- Homecare agencies72
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Doncaster
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
255 applications decided
83.1% granted · 212 granted, 43 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,130 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
21 jobs advertised · £25,364 avg
e.g. Cleaner, Reception and Customer Service (Placemaker), Class 1 Tramper Driver
Source: Adzuna
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
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
Health services
9 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in S66
- Wickersley Health Centre
- Morthen Road Surgery
- Village Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rother Valley:
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation670 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases324 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth203 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK158 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills151 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Maltby Main F.C. · 0.6 kmMaltby Main Football Club is a football club based in Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Muglet Lane.
Maltby Academy · 1.0 kmMaltby Academy is an academy school in the former mining town of Maltby in South Yorkshire, England.
Hooton Levitt · 1.2 kmHooton Levitt is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England; one of four villages in the county that carry the name of Hooton, meaning 'farmstead on a spur of land'…
Maltby, South Yorkshire · 1.2 kmMaltby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Rotherham and 10 miles (…
Roche Abbey · 1.9 kmRoche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey in the civil parish of Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the valley of Maltby Dyke, known locally as Maltby Beck, and is administered by English Heritage. It is a…
Maltby railway station · 2.1 kmMaltby railway station was located on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway (SYJR) on the eastern edge of Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It opened 1910 and closed in 1929.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Maltby?
- Maltby is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Doncaster local authority.
- What is the population of Maltby?
- Maltby has an approximate settlement population of 17,513.
- How deprived is Maltby?
- The Doncaster local authority, which includes Maltby, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.