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Harlow Wood

Harlow Wood is a town or village in Nottinghamshire, England, with no population data provided. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Mansfield, 4.3 km away. There were around 10 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 Harlow Wood area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Ashfield area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 126,297 residents at roughly 1,153 people per km².

Council
Ashfield
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Ashfield
Police force
Nottinghamshire
38/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 239th of 294 English council areas — better than 19% of them.

Low crime38
Home affordability88
Affordable rents86
Good schools29
Life expectancy19
Low deprivation20
Employment34
Low council tax10

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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 15° · 53% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · July 2026 20% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Vehicle crime3
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Sutton in Ashfield · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Ashfield Neighbourhood Policing Team Policing Priorities: July - September 2026 Our Local Priorities For the period July to September 202…

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

Road safety

184 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 228 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

83 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 71 rated 4–5 ★ (64 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Mansfield (3.8 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Mansfield (3.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£190,024 average 3.2% YoY

Across Ashfield · to 2026-06

Detached£269,391
Semi-detached£182,571
Terraced£145,300
Flat£89,748

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£793 average monthly rent 5% YoY

  • 1 bed £558
  • 2 bed £723
  • 3 bed £845

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

Affordability

5.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (6.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (2.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (11.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

34 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Golden Eagle (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

126,297 residents in Ashfield · 1,153/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 63 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,609 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (52% of 58,000)

A £1,739
B £2,029
C £2,319
D £2,609
E £3,188
F £3,768
G £4,348
H £5,218

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

50 schools · 19,690 pupils

38 primary · 7 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 19 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Sutton Community AcademyGood
  • The National CofE AcademyGood
  • The Holgate AcademyRequires improvement
  • Ashfield Comprehensive School
  • Outwood Academy Kirkby
  • Quarrydale Academy
  • Selston High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Ashfield

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 1 listed building within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

97 applications decided

79.4% granted · 77 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Lee Anderson

Reform UK

Ashfield

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

  • Con 1
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 31

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

191 jobs advertised · £40,474 avg

e.g. Quality Assurance Process Manager (Associate), Senior Data Analyst, Lead Data Steward

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£676 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,973 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 62,893 certificates

12.3% 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: 81.8 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.0
  • Feeling worthwhile6.8
  • Happiness yesterday6.8
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ashfield:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Portland College · 0.4 km

    Portland College is an education establishment near Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated in 20 acres (81,000 m2) of Sherwood Forest, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the town of Mansfield. Portl…

  • Lindhurst · 1.6 km

    Lindhurst is a civil parish and hamlet in the Newark and Sherwood district, is 120 miles (190 km) north west of London, 11 miles (18 km) north of Nottingham the county town, and 3 miles (4.8 km) south east of Mansfiel…

  • Vision West Nottinghamshire College · 1.6 km

    Vision West Nottinghamshire College is the trading name of West Nottinghamshire College, a further education college having two main campuses in Mansfield, with smaller sites at nearby Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in…

  • Berry Hill, Mansfield · 2.1 km

    Berry Hill is a suburb within the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England with a local ward under Mansfield District Council using the same name. Berry Hill Open Air School, situated on Black Scotch Lane, in opera…

  • Berry Hill Park · 2.1 km

    Berry Hill Park is situated near Lichfield Lane in Berry Hill, a residential area of Mansfield, close to King George V Recreation Ground. The park is a destination park.

  • Skegby Rural District · 2.3 km

    Skegby was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Harlow Wood?
Harlow Wood is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Ashfield local authority.
How deprived is Harlow Wood?
The Ashfield local authority, which includes Harlow Wood, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.