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Kegworth

Kegworth is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 3,601. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is East Midlands Parkway, 2.5 km away. There were around 48 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 Kegworth area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rushcliffe area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 119,077 residents at roughly 291 people per km².

Council
Rushcliffe
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Rushcliffe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
69/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 23rd of 294 English council areas — better than 92% of them.

Home affordability37
Affordable rents59
Good schools86
Life expectancy91
Low deprivation99
Employment92
Low council tax6

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CSunny

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 66% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:27

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

39 reported · July 2026 26% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences21
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Shoplifting4
  • Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Valley · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Youth related Anti-social behaviour in Spittal Park, Castle Donington.
  • Anti-social behaviour in the Wheatcroft Lane area, Castle Donington.

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

Road safety

211 reported road collisions (2024)

67 killed or seriously injured · 266 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

66 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (45 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: East Midlands Parkway (3.3 km)
  • 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from East Midlands Parkway (3.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£331,451 average 1.6% YoY

Across Rushcliffe · to 2026-06

Detached£478,960
Semi-detached£306,053
Terraced£238,979
Flat£155,383

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,041 average monthly rent 2.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £720
  • 2 bed £893
  • 3 bed £1,128

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (7.3 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 560 kW
  • Nearest: Yew Lodge Hotel (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

119,077 residents in Rushcliffe · 291/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 314 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,762
B £2,056
C £2,350
D £2,643
E £3,231
F £3,818
G £4,405
H £5,287

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

Schools

54 schools · 21,586 pupils

41 primary · 8 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 24 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • The West Bridgford SchoolOutstanding
  • The Becket SchoolGood
  • Toot Hill SchoolGood
  • East Leake Academy
  • Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
  • South Nottinghamshire Academy
  • The Nottingham Emmanuel School
  • The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rushcliffe

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
  • 33 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

178 applications decided

93.3% granted · 166 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Amanda Hack

Labour

North West Leicestershire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,700 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

54 jobs advertised · £29,646 avg

e.g. Area Manager, DNG2, Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician,, PPT Operative

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

73% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 51% · Gas 26% · Wind 21% · Nuclear 2%

162 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 83.2 yrs men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Leicestershire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Andrew's Church, Kegworth · 0.2 km

    St Andrew's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in Kegworth, Leicestershire.

  • Kegworth · 0.3 km

    Kegworth is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands region, England.

  • Kegworth air disaster · 1.3 km

    The Kegworth air disaster occurred when British Midland Airways Flight 092, a Boeing 737-400, crashed onto the motorway embankment between the M1 motorway and A453 road near Kegworth, Leicestershire, England, while at…

  • East Midlands Gateway · 1.4 km

    The East Midlands Gateway is a 700-acre (280 ha) rail freight terminal and intermodal freight centre situated to the west of the village of Kegworth in the English East Midlands. It is operated by SEGRO and officially…

  • Kingston Brook · 1.5 km

    Kingston Brook is a small river in central England. It arises near Old Dalby, Leicestershire on the northern edge of the ridge running from Normanton-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire to Belvoir, Leicestershire. It runs throug…

  • Kegworth railway station · 1.5 km

    Kegworth railway station located in Nottinghamshire was a station serving the villages of Kegworth, Leicestershire, Sutton Bonington, and Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kegworth?
Kegworth is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Rushcliffe local authority.
What is the population of Kegworth?
Kegworth has an approximate settlement population of 3,601.
How deprived is Kegworth?
The Rushcliffe local authority, which includes Kegworth, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.