East Drayton
East Drayton is a town or village in Nottinghamshire, England, with 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the East Drayton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bassetlaw area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 117,805 residents at roughly 185 people per km².
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Newark
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 154th of 294 English council areas — better than 48% 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
10°COvercast
- Today: 13° / 7° · 56% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:26
9h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Bassetlaw Rural · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Bassetlaw Neighbourhood Policing Priorities: October – December 2026 As the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Bassetlaw, I am pleased…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
228 reported road collisions (2025)
76 killed or seriously injured · 328 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
7 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Retford (9.0 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£211,488 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Bassetlaw · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£727 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY
- 1 bed £504
- 2 bed £658
- 3 bed £801
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,704 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: 172.7p · Asda (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: SHELL RECHARGE LITTLE WAITROSE MARKHAM MOOR (5.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
117,805 residents in Bassetlaw · 185/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,999
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,124
- Net moves+1,875
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 111 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,645 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (49% of 57,430)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
61 schools · 18,892 pupils
50 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 23 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
57 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Outwood Academy ValleyGood
- The Elizabethan AcademyGood
- Tuxford AcademyGood
- Outwood Academy Portland
- Retford Oaks Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bassetlaw
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
- In a conservation area (East Drayton)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
127 applications decided
70.9% granted · 90 granted, 37 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 34
- Con 3
- Ref 7
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
5,195 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£699 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,511 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 63,194 certificates
12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Nottinghamshire): 58.7 women · 58.9 men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
14 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in DN22
- Kingfisher Family Practice
- Crown House Surgery
- Riverside Health Partnership
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
St Peter's Church, East Drayton · 0.1 kmThe Church of St Peter and St Paul, East Drayton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in East Drayton.
East Drayton · 1.0 kmEast Drayton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 212, increasing to 252 at the 2011 Census, and 266 in 2021. It is located 3 miles west of Dunham-on-Trent. The…
St Giles' Church, Darlton · 1.7 kmSt Giles' Church, Darlton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Darlton.
Stokeham · 1.8 kmStokeham is a small village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 66, but this had dropped to 44 by the time of the 2021 census.…
Whimpton Village · 2.0 kmWhimpton Village is a deserted medieval village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is near the A57 road between the villages of Darlton and Dunham-on-Trent. It is a Scheduled Monument.
Darlton · 2.1 kmDarlton is a small village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the A57 road about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Tuxford.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Drayton?
- East Drayton is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Bassetlaw local authority.
- How deprived is East Drayton?
- The Bassetlaw local authority, which includes East Drayton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.