Awsworth
Awsworth is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 2,634. It has 1 pharmacy and around 8 restaurants and cafés, along with 12 bus stops and Ilkeston railway station 1.6 km away. There were around 88 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 Awsworth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Broxtowe area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 110,939 residents at roughly 1,385 people per km².
- Council
- Broxtowe
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 104th of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 15° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 14° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:27
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
84 reported · July 2026▲ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences28
- Anti-social behaviour18
- Public order12
- Shoplifting12
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Eastwood North · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- How priorities are chosen: The priorities for the Broxtowe NPA is reviewed every 3 months in a Multi-Agency meeting attended by Police, B…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
156 reported road collisions (2024)
30 killed or seriously injured · 181 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
351 food businesses within 2 miles
- 289 rated 4–5 ★ (259 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ilkeston (1.6 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ilkeston (1.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£253,021 average▲ 2.1% YoY
Across Broxtowe · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£945 average monthly rent▼ 0.9% YoY
- 1 bed £654
- 2 bed £842
- 3 bed £1,007
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.7 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (3.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (3.4 km)
30 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
50 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: IKEA Nottingham (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches17
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
110,939 residents in Broxtowe · 1,385/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 223 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,618 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (32% of 52,160)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
45 schools · 15,635 pupils
35 primary · 6 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 21 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bramcote CollegeGood
- George Spencer AcademyGood
- Hall Park AcademyGood
- Alderman White School
- Chilwell School
- The Kimberley School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broxtowe
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
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
109 applications decided
94.5% granted · 103 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Juliet Campbell
Labour
Broxtowe
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure 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
Independent / Independent coalition
- Lab 7
- Con 10
- LD 3
- Oth 24
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Parks & greens16
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,940 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
28 jobs advertised · £42,379 avg
e.g. Yard Operative, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time, Become a Biology Tutor in Awsworth – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£725 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,598 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
35% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 49,799 certificates
10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
35% low-carbon electricity
Gas 62% · Biomass 25% · Solar 7% · Imports 3%
273 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in NG16
- Eastwood Primary Care Centre, Church Street Site
- Newthorpe Medical Practice
- Selston Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Broxtowe:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills735 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership418 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office303 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s298 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership212 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Awsworth · 0.2 kmAwsworth is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England. Its population of 2,266 in the 2001 census and 2,204 in that of 2011, further decreasing to 2,166 for the 2021 census. It is…
Awsworth railway station · 0.2 kmAwsworth railway station was a former railway station in Awsworth, Nottinghamshire. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension on 1st November 1880.
- Giltbrook Viaduct · 0.7 km
Giltbrook Viaduct was a sigmoid railway viaduct built in the Erewash Valley between Giltbrook and Awsworth Junction in Nottinghamshire.
Bennerley Viaduct · 0.9 kmBennerley Viaduct is a former railway bridge, now a foot and cycle bridge, between Ilkeston, Derbyshire, and Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, in central England. It was completed in 1877 and carried the Great Northern Railw…
Babbington · 1.2 kmBabbington is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 2 miles south of Kimberley, close to the M1 motorway. It is part of Kimberley civil parish.
Ilkeston F.C. · 1.4 kmIlkeston Football Club was an English semi-professional football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Awsworth?
- Awsworth is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Broxtowe local authority.
- What is the population of Awsworth?
- Awsworth has an approximate settlement population of 2,634.
- How deprived is Awsworth?
- The Broxtowe local authority, which includes Awsworth, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.