Hickling (Rushcliffe)

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:28

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

• 6.9 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

200 reported road collisions (2025)

58 killed or seriously injured · 269 casualties · 16.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£329,528 average▼ 1% YoY

Across Rushcliffe · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,047 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY

• 1 bed £724
• 2 bed £898
• 3 bed £1,134

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (9.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,902 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

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · ESSO (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · ESSO (10.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Friars Well 22kW-Type 2 (6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

119,077 residents in Rushcliffe · 291/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,441
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,455
• Net moves+1,986

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 294 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 55,330)

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

54 schools · 21,482 pupils

41 primary · 8 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 23 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rushcliffe

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

• In a conservation area (Hickling Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

177 applications decided

91% granted · 161 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

James Naish

Labour

Rushcliffe

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 9
• Con 23
• LD 1
• Grn 2
• Ref 1
• Oth 8

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

• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,830 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£856 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,305 disposable income per head (2024)

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

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 56,613 certificates

9.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Wind 24% · Biomass 19% · Solar 4%

217 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 83.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Nottinghamshire): 58.7 women · 58.9 men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in LE14

• Long Clawson Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rushcliffe:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills553 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND292 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Require every primary school to have a published plan for outdoor free play161 local signatures · 3,676 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth156 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Hickling, Nottinghamshire · 0.1 km

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  St Luke's Church, Hickling · 0.4 km

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  Kinoulton · 2.1 km

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  St Luke's Church, Kinoulton · 2.3 km

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  St Luke's Church, Upper Broughton · 2.8 km

  St Luke's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Upper Broughton.

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  Upper Broughton · 2.9 km

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