Balderton

22°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 15° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:26

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

142 reported · July 2026▲ 8% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences44
• Anti-social behaviour29
• Shoplifting23
• Criminal damage & arson12

Neighbourhood team: Balderton and Farndon · Nottinghamshire

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

306 reported road collisions (2024)

66 killed or seriously injured · 407 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

312 food businesses within 2 miles

• 258 rated 4–5 ★ (230 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newark Northgate (2.0 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£255,363 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across South Kesteven · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£843 average monthly rent▲ 0.8% YoY

• 1 bed £583
• 2 bed £755
• 3 bed £912

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

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (2.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (2.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: London Road (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches28
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

143,405 residents in South Kesteven · 152/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 234 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,260 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (30% of 67,490)

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

77 schools · 23,574 pupils

52 primary · 10 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

67inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Kesteven

710 CQC-registered services

• Care homes285
• GP practices106
• Dentists125
• Homecare agencies128
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

221 applications decided

90% granted · 199 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 17
• LD 3
• Grn 2
• Ref 5
• Oth 26

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

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,045 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

15 jobs advertised · £59,404 avg

e.g. Singing for the Brain Support Volunteer - Newark, Online Social sciences Tutor - Part Time, Teaching Assistant- NG24

Source: Adzuna

£706 median full-time weekly pay

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

£26,860 disposable income per head (2024)

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

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,658 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newark:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership443 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office397 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills392 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s358 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership253 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  The Newark Academy · 0.6 km

  The Newark Academy is a mixed secondary school in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England.

• Newark rail crash · 0.9 km

  A disaster on the British rail network occurred on 21 June 1870 when two trains collided at Newark in Nottinghamshire, England, killing 18 passengers and injuring 40 others. The investigation found that an axle had br…

• Elm Avenue · 1.1 km

  Elm Avenue is a cricket ground in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1930 when it was opened by the Ransome & Marles Company. During its history, the ground has played host…

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  Magnus Church of England Academy · 1.1 km

  Magnus Church of England Academy often abbreviated as 'Magnus', is a British secondary school located in the market town of Newark-on-Trent, in Nottinghamshire, England. It was founded as a grammar school by the 16th-…

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  St Giles' Church, Balderton · 1.4 km

  St Giles' Church, Balderton, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England.

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  Balderton · 1.5 km

  Balderton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, which had a population of 9,757 at the 2011 census, increasing to 9,917 at the 2021 census.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)