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Caunton

Caunton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 483. There are 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Rolleston, 7.5 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Caunton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Newark and Sherwood area is around the average in England (IoD2019). 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
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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:28

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Burglary1
  • Violence & sexual offences1
  • Other crime1

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

6 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rolleston (7.5 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rolleston (7.5 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 (8.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (8.1 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Stormsaver (4.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds1

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)

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

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Caunton)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

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

  • Schools1

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

  • St Andrew's Church, Caunton · 0.1 km

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

  • Caunton · 0.2 km

    Caunton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, six miles (9.7 km) north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode. The population of the civil parish at t…

  • Norwell Woodhouse · 2.6 km

    Norwell Woodhouse is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norwell, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is close to the villages of Caunton, Knees…

  • Norwell, Nottinghamshire · 3.0 km

    Norwell is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Newark-on-Trent, in central Nottinghamshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 490, this declined to 470 at the 2021 census. It is close t…

  • Bathley · 3.4 km

    Bathley is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, north-west of Newark-on-Trent. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 246, this increased marginally…

  • St Laurence's Church, Norwell · 3.4 km

    St. Laurence Church, Norwell is a parish church in the Church of England in Norwell, Nottinghamshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Caunton?
Caunton is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Newark and Sherwood local authority.
What is the population of Caunton?
Caunton has an approximate settlement population of 483.
How deprived is Caunton?
The Newark and Sherwood local authority, which includes Caunton, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.