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Kimberley

Kimberley is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 11,273. It has around 9 restaurants and cafés, along with 26 bus stops and Ilkeston railway station 3.3 km away. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kimberley area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Broxtowe area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 110,939 residents at roughly 1,385 people per km².

Council
Broxtowe
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Broxtowe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 104th of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.

Home affordability60
Affordable rents53
Good schools95
Life expectancy41
Low deprivation70
Employment57
Low council tax8

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 11° · 59% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 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

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

19 reported · July 2026 138% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Public order3
  • Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Eastwood South · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • How priorities are chosen: The priorities for the Broxtowe NPA is reviewed every 3 months in a Multi-Agency meeting attended by Police, B…

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

Road safety

156 reported road collisions (2024)

30 killed or seriously injured · 181 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

309 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 255 rated 4–5 ★ (233 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ilkeston (2.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ilkeston (1.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£253,021 average 2.1% YoY

Across Broxtowe · to 2026-06

Detached£361,666
Semi-detached£243,790
Terraced£189,172
Flat£123,151

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£945 average monthly rent 0.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £654
  • 2 bed £842
  • 3 bed £1,007

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

Affordability

7.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.7 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)

31 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

68 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 30 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Kimberley Shopping Centre (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches19
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

110,939 residents in Broxtowe · 1,385/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 223 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,618 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (32% of 52,160)

A £1,745
B £2,036
C £2,327
D £2,618
E £3,200
F £3,782
G £4,364
H £5,236

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

Schools

45 schools · 15,635 pupils

35 primary · 6 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 21 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Bramcote CollegeGood
  • George Spencer AcademyGood
  • Hall Park AcademyGood
  • Alderman White School
  • Chilwell School
  • The Kimberley School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broxtowe

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
  • 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

109 applications decided

94.5% granted · 103 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Independent / Independent coalition

  • Lab 7
  • Con 10
  • LD 3
  • Oth 24

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised · £43,615 avg

e.g. Become a Portuguese Tutor in Kimberley – Flexible & Remote, TTMBC Traffic Management Operative, Become a Law Tutor in Kimberley – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£725 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,598 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,799 certificates

10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Nottingham North and Kimberley:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Babbington · 0.4 km

    Babbington is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 2 miles south of Kimberley, close to the M1 motorway. It is part of Kimberley civil parish.

  • Cossall · 1.3 km

    Cossall is a village and civil parish 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Ilkeston in Nottinghamshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 612, reducing slightly to 606 at the 2011 census, and further to 562…

  • St Catherine's Church, Cossall · 1.3 km

    St Catherine's Church, Cossall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Cossall, Nottinghamshire, England.

  • Oldmoor Wood · 1.3 km

    Oldmoor Wood is a woodland in Nottinghamshire, England, near the village of Strelley. It covers a total area of 15.11 hectares. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. During early spring, Oldmoor Woods is blan…

  • Swingate, Nottinghamshire · 1.4 km

    Swingate is a small English village positioned within Kimberley between Babbington, in the Borough of Broxtowe, in the county of Nottinghamshire. The village has a water tower that is listed, which was opened in 1950…

  • Willoughby Almshouses · 1.4 km

    The Willoughby Almshouses were erected in 1685 in Cossall, Nottinghamshire, England and are Grade II* listed buildings.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kimberley?
Kimberley is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Broxtowe local authority.
What is the population of Kimberley?
Kimberley has an approximate settlement population of 11,273.
How deprived is Kimberley?
The Broxtowe local authority, which includes Kimberley, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.