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Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood is a town or village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 100,000. The nearest railway station is at Rolleston, 6 km away. Covers 40 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Newark and Sherwood is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 122,955 residents at roughly 189 people per km².

47/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 168th of 294 English council areas — better than 43% of them.

Low crime61
Home affordability69
Affordable rents77
Good schools5
Life expectancy57
Low deprivation47
Employment62
Low council tax3

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

20°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 12° · 55% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:29

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Southwell, Caunton and Villages · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour
  • Serious Acquisitive Crime

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

224 reported road collisions (2024)

70 killed or seriously injured · 265 casualties · 18.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

12 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 9 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rolleston (6.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rolleston (5.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£233,902 average 5% YoY

Across Newark and Sherwood · to 2026-06

Detached£353,657
Semi-detached£208,915
Terraced£171,378
Flat£105,110

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£813 average monthly rent 4.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £558
  • 2 bed £737
  • 3 bed £890

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

Affordability

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (8.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Stormsaver (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Population

122,955 residents in Newark and Sherwood · 189/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 148 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,682 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (41% of 58,530)

A £1,788
B £2,086
C £2,384
D £2,682
E £3,278
F £3,874
G £4,470
H £5,364

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

Schools

57 schools · 15,987 pupils

45 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 14 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)

52inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • The Suthers SchoolGood
  • Magnus Church of England Academy
  • The Dukeries Academy
  • The Joseph Whitaker School
  • The Newark Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Newark and Sherwood

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

Planning decisions

170 applications decided

93.5% granted · 159 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 11
  • Con 11
  • LD 3
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 10

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,650 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£766 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,093 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 61,819 certificates

12% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newark:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Winkburn Hall · 1.6 km

    Winkburn Hall is a Grade I listed country house which stands at the corner of an estate a few miles north-east of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, off the Hockerton to Kirklington road. It was built for the Burnell family…

  • St John of Jerusalem's Church · 1.6 km

    St John of Jerusalem's Church, Winkburn is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Winkburn.

  • Winkburn · 1.7 km

    Winkburn is a small village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located north-west of Southwell and north-west of Newark. Its population count was reported as 103 r…

  • Newark (constituency) · 2.2 km

    Newark is a constituency in Nottinghamshire, England. It is represented by Robert Jenrick, of Reform UK. Jenrick won the seat as a Conservative in a by-election on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mer…

  • Hockerton · 2.2 km

    Hockerton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is 2 miles from the town of Southwell on the A617 between Newark and Mansfield. Fewer than 60 houses are situated around the church, the Spread E…

  • St Andrew's Church, Caunton · 2.4 km

    St. Andrew's Church, Caunton is a parish church in the Church of England in Caunton, Nottinghamshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)