Balderton
Balderton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with 32 bus stops and Newark Northgate railway station 3.3 km away. It has around 5 restaurants and cafés, and there were around 147 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 Balderton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Newark and Sherwood area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 122,955 residents at roughly 189 people per km².
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Newark
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 163rd of 294 English council areas — better than 45% 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
8°CClear
- Today: 12° / 7° · 62% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:26
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
136 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences42
- Anti-social behaviour37
- Shoplifting15
- Criminal damage & arson11
Neighbourhood team: Balderton and Farndon · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Nuisance Vehicles
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
223 reported road collisions (2025)
58 killed or seriously injured · 279 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
310 food businesses within 2 miles
- 262 rated 4–5 ★ (231 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newark Northgate (2.0 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newark Northgate (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£236,524 average▲ 3.2% YoY
Across Newark and Sherwood · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£818 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £562
- 2 bed £742
- 3 bed £896
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,901 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: 169.7p · Asda (2.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (2.2 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches28
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
122,955 residents in Newark and Sherwood · 189/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,890
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,710
- Net moves+1,180
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 151 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,682 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (41% of 58,530)
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%)
52 inspected 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
797 CQC-registered services
- Care homes282
- GP practices108
- Dentists132
- Homecare agencies205
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
189 applications decided
87.8% granted · 166 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,680 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £33,826 avg
e.g. Field Sales Executive, Receptionist/Administrator, Teaching Assistant- NG24
Source: Adzuna
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
Healthy life expectancy (Nottinghamshire): 58.7 women · 58.9 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
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in NG24
- Barnby Gate Surgery
- Fountain Medical Centre
- Lombard Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newark:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills393 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months314 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks223 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects219 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 199 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
The Newark Academy · 0.6 kmThe Newark Academy is a mixed secondary school in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Newark rail crash · 0.9 kmA 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…
Magnus Church of England Academy · 1.1 kmMagnus 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-…
St Giles' Church, Balderton · 1.4 kmSt Giles' Church, Balderton, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Balderton · 1.5 kmBalderton 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)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balderton?
- Balderton is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Newark and Sherwood local authority.
- How deprived is Balderton?
- The Newark and Sherwood local authority, which includes Balderton, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.