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Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 27,539. It has around 3 GP surgeries, 4 pharmacies, and around 19 restaurants and cafés, with 60 bus stops and Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station 0.2 km away. There were around 192 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 Kirkby-in-Ashfield 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

16°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

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

218 reported · July 2026 30% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences72
  • Anti-social behaviour36
  • Shoplifting36
  • Public order22

Neighbourhood team: Kirkby In Ashfield · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Ashfield Neighbourhood Policing Team Policing Priorities: July - September2026 Our Local Priorities For the period July to September 2026…

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

284 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 223 rated 4–5 ★ (193 top)
  • 19 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kirkby-in-Ashfield (0.6 km)
  • 63 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kirkby in Ashfield (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: 155.9p · Esso (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (10.7 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

41 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Morrisons (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms4
  • Sports pitches29
  • Playgrounds6

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
  • 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

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies6
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

122 jobs advertised · £32,973 avg

e.g. Apprentice Tool Setter, Service Coordinator, Production Line Leader/Setter

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 40% · Wind 32% · Gas 27% · Nuclear 2%

154 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 Ashfield:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kirkby-in-Ashfield · 0.1 km

    Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield District of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 21,285 in the 2021 census. The town is a part of the wider Mansfield Urban Area. Kirkby-in-Ashfield lies o…

  • Outwood Academy Kirkby · 0.3 km

    Outwood Academy Kirkby is a mixed secondary school located in Kirkby-in-Ashfield town centre, Nottinghamshire, England.

  • Kirkby-in-Ashfield East railway station · 0.3 km

    Kirkby-in-Ashfield East railway station was a station in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. It was opened in 1848, and was located on the Midland Railway's Mansfield Branch Line. It was one of three stations that se…

  • St Thomas' Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield · 0.4 km

    St Thomas’ Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

  • Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station · 0.6 km

    Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station serves the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line and is operated by East Midlands Railway between Nottingham and Worksop.

  • Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central railway station · 1.3 km

    Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central is a former railway station that served the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kirkby-in-Ashfield?
Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Ashfield local authority.
What is the population of Kirkby-in-Ashfield?
Kirkby-in-Ashfield has an approximate settlement population of 27,539.
How deprived is Kirkby-in-Ashfield?
The Ashfield local authority, which includes Kirkby-in-Ashfield, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.