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Hucknall

Hucknall is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 29,728. It has around 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, and 10 restaurants and cafés, 49 bus stops, and Hucknall railway station is 1.1 km away. There were around 258 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 Hucknall 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
Sherwood
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

16°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 11° · 69% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:30

12h 58m 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 Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

254 reported · July 2026 16% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences97
  • Anti-social behaviour45
  • Public order23
  • Shoplifting23

Neighbourhood team: Hucknall · 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

261 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 212 rated 4–5 ★ (190 top)
  • 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hucknall (0.6 km)
  • 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hucknall (0.6 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: 137.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)

33 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

51 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Sandicliffe Nissan (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches38
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds15

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 13 listed buildings 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

Michelle Welsh

Labour

Sherwood Forest

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth 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

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens746
  • Restaurants & cafés54

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

73 jobs advertised · £37,186 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Domino's Shift Manager, Shift Manager

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Gas 18% · Biomass 17% · Solar 11%

90 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Sherwood Forest:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Hucknall Urban District · 0.1 km

    Hucknall was an urban district in Nottinghamshire, England, from 1894 to 1974.

  • Hucknall Sixth Form Centre · 0.3 km

    The Hucknall Sixth Form Centre was a coeducational sixth form centre located in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England.

  • Church of St John the Evangelist, Hucknall · 0.5 km

    The Church of St John the Evangelist, Hucknall is a parish church in the Church of England in the Butler's Hill suburb of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

  • Hucknall Town railway station · 0.5 km

    Hucknall Town railway station was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway's Nottingham to Shirebrook line. It served the market town of Hucknall in Nottinghamshire, England.

  • Hucknall · 0.6 km

    Hucknall is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, 7 miles (11 km) north of Nottingham, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 9 miles (14 km) from Mansfield and 10 miles (16 km)…

  • Hucknall Central railway station · 0.6 km

    Hucknall Central railway station, originally known as Hucknall Town, was a station in Hucknall on the Great Central Railway's main line from Manchester to London.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hucknall?
Hucknall is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Ashfield local authority.
What is the population of Hucknall?
Hucknall has an approximate settlement population of 29,728.
How deprived is Hucknall?
The Ashfield local authority, which includes Hucknall, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.