Papplewick
Papplewick is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 369. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 13 bus stops, and Hucknall Station is 2.1 km away. There were around 21 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 Papplewick area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Gedling area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 117,260 residents at roughly 977 people per km².
- Council
- Gedling
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Sherwood
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 192nd of 294 English council areas — better than 35% of them.
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
21°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 15° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 14° · Partly Cloudy
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
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
17 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY
- Shoplifting5
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: Calverton, Ravenshead and Villages · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Priority: Acquisitive Crime (Burglary, Robbery, Shoplifting, Theft) Priority Period: July to September 2026 How priorities are chosen: T…
- Priority: Anti Social Behaviour (including behavioural, motorcycle, speeding, begging) Priority Period: July to September 2026 How prior…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
159 reported road collisions (2024)
37 killed or seriously injured · 197 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
159 food businesses within 2 miles
- 121 rated 4–5 ★ (102 top)
- 12 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hucknall (2.1 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hucknall (2.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£250,279 average▲ 5.9% YoY
Across Gedling · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£899 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £626
- 2 bed £790
- 3 bed £973
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · BP (7.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.7p · Asda (9.3 km)
30 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Hucknall Park & Ride, Nottingham (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
117,260 residents in Gedling · 977/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 207 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,610 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (28% of 55,360)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
57 schools · 19,177 pupils
44 primary · 7 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 22 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)
52inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Redhill AcademyOutstanding
- Colonel Frank Seely AcademyGood
- The Oakwood AcademyGood
- Carlton le Willows AcademyInadequate
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
- Carlton Academy
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Gedling
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
- In a conservation area (PAPPLEWICK C.A.)
- Within the Green Belt
- 43 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
75 applications decided
100% granted · 75 granted, 0 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
Labour majority
- Lab 24
- Con 9
- LD 4
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,205 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Law Tutor - Part Time, Online Piano Tutor - Part Time, Online Piano Tutoring Job in Papplewick – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£764 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,982 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,260 certificates
10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
35% low-carbon electricity
Gas 61% · Biomass 22% · Solar 10% · Imports 3%
269 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 80 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday6.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sherwood Forest:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills461 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office403 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership381 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s335 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test305 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Papplewick · 0.1 kmPapplewick is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Nottingham and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Mansfield. It had a population of 756 at the 2011 census, and 651 at the 2021…
Papplewick Hall · 0.6 kmPapplewick Hall is a Grade I listed English country house in Papplewick, Nottinghamshire.
Hidden Valleys · 1.3 kmHidden Valleys is a name, created in 2004, used to describe an area of interesting historical and scenic value between the city of Nottingham and the town of Mansfield in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire.
Linby · 1.5 kmLinby is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The nearest town is Hucknall which is immediately to the south-west. The village grew up around the mills on the River Leen, from which Linby's na…
Linby (Great Northern Railway) railway station · 1.6 kmLinby (Great Northern Railway) was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway's Nottingham to Shirebrook line.
- Linby railway station · 1.7 km
Linby railway station was a station on what is now the Robin Hood Line. It was used predominantly to serve Linby Colliery. It shut in 1964. When the line was re-opened in the 1990s it was decided not to re-open Linb…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Papplewick?
- Papplewick is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Gedling local authority.
- What is the population of Papplewick?
- Papplewick has an approximate settlement population of 369.
- How deprived is Papplewick?
- The Gedling local authority, which includes Papplewick, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.