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East Markham

East Markham is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 1,160. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Retford, 8 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the East Markham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bassetlaw area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 117,805 residents at roughly 185 people per km².

Council
Bassetlaw
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Newark
Police force
Nottinghamshire
49/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 156th of 294 English council areas — better than 47% of them.

Low crime45
Home affordability80
Affordable rents87
Good schools68
Life expectancy30
Low deprivation34
Employment52
Low council tax5

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: 22° / 15° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:26

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Bassetlaw Rural · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Bassetlaw Neighbourhood Policing Priorities: July – September 2026 As the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Bassetlaw, I am pleased to…

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

Road safety

220 reported road collisions (2024)

67 killed or seriously injured · 278 casualties · 18.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

32 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 30 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Retford (8.0 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Retford (8.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,596 average 4.7% YoY

Across Bassetlaw · to 2026-06

Detached£314,611
Semi-detached£186,409
Terraced£150,682
Flat£91,252

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£720 average monthly rent 1.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £499
  • 2 bed £652
  • 3 bed £793

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (8.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (8.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: SHELL RECHARGE LITTLE WAITROSE MARKHAM MOOR (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 108 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,645 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (49% of 57,430)

A £1,763
B £2,057
C £2,351
D £2,645
E £3,233
F £3,820
G £4,408
H £5,290

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%)

56inspected 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

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 (East Markham)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

124 applications decided

79.8% granted · 99 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Robert Jenrick

Reform UK

Newark

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
  • NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 35
  • Con 3
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Become a Maths Tutor in East Markham – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

33% low-carbon electricity

Gas 64% · Biomass 24% · Solar 4% · Imports 4%

279 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newark:

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

Notable places nearby

  • East Markham · 0.1 km

    East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village and civil parish near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,160, and this increased to 1…

  • Church of St John the Baptist, East Markham · 0.6 km

    The Church of St. John the Baptist, East Markham is a parish church in the Church of England in East Markham, Nottinghamshire.

  • St Nicholas' Church, Askham · 1.8 km

    St Nicholas' Church, Askham is a parish church in the Church of England in Askham, Nottinghamshire.

  • Markham Moor · 1.9 km

    Markham Moor is a village which lies five miles south of the town of Retford in Nottinghamshire. The village is in the civil parish of West Drayton. Markham Moor lies on the junction between the A1, A638 and A57 roads…

  • Tuxford North railway station · 1.9 km

    Tuxford North railway station once served the town of Tuxford in Nottinghamshire, England.

  • West Markham · 2.0 km

    West Markham or Markham Clinton is a village and civil parish 23 miles (37 km) north east of Nottingham, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In the 2011 census, the parish had a popul…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is East Markham?
East Markham is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Bassetlaw local authority.
What is the population of East Markham?
East Markham has an approximate settlement population of 1,160.
How deprived is East Markham?
The Bassetlaw local authority, which includes East Markham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.