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Ruddington

Ruddington is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 6,404. It has around 1 school, 2 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 20 restaurants and cafés, along with 37 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Little Ruddington, 2 km away. There were around 34 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ruddington area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Nottingham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 323,630 residents at roughly 4,338 people per km².

Council
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Nottingham South
Police force
Nottinghamshire
27/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 285th of 294 English council areas — better than 3% of them.

Low crime8
Home affordability87
Affordable rents53
Good schools52
Life expectancy13
Low deprivation3
Employment7
Low council tax1

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: 22° / 15° · 71% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:29

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

36 reported · July 2026 12% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences12
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Vehicle crime5
  • Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Ruddington · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Priorities: 1 - Burglary 2 - ASB in parks and town centres 3 - Alcohol related incidents Priority Period: July to September 2026 How prio…

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

Road safety

761 reported road collisions (2024)

167 killed or seriously injured · 882 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

186 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 156 rated 4–5 ★ (138 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Little Ruddington (0.8 km)
  • 44 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Beeston (5.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Private rents

£1,011 average monthly rent 2.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £734
  • 2 bed £913
  • 3 bed £1,049

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

Affordability

5.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.7 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: 152.9p · Esso (8.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (8 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

67 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 29 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Restricted access to visitors and staff (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches23
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

323,630 residents in Nottingham · 4,338/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 70%
  • 65+: 12%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 10 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

31% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,755 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (63% of 147,480)

A £1,837
B £2,143
C £2,449
D £2,755
E £3,368
F £3,980
G £4,592
H £5,511

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

Schools

118 schools · 49,105 pupils

73 primary · 16 secondary · 29 other

Ofsted: 41 of 46 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

102inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Fernwood SchoolOutstanding
  • Nottingham Girls' AcademyOutstanding
  • Bluecoat Trent AcademyGood
  • Ellis Guilford SchoolGood
  • Farnborough Spencer AcademyGood
  • Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologyGood
  • Park Vale AcademyGood
  • The Bulwell AcademyRequires improvement
  • The Wells AcademyRequires improvement
  • Bluecoat Aspley Academy
  • Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
  • Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
  • Djanogly City Academy
  • Nottingham Free School
  • Nottingham University Samworth Academy
  • The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Nottingham

Care & health services

397 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes78
  • GP practices62
  • Dentists73
  • Homecare agencies146
  • Hospitals & hospices12

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottingham

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Ruddington)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

243 applications decided

89.3% granted · 217 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

James Naish

Labour

Rushcliffe

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 44
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 10

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens79
  • Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

12,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

57 jobs advertised · £29,307 avg

e.g. SEN Teacher, Work from Home (Researcher), Early Years Educator - Ruddington

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£634 median full-time weekly pay

6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£17,696 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 211,744 certificates

15.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

79% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 40% · Wind 38% · Gas 21% · Nuclear 1%

131 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.4 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 55.6 men

72% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rushcliffe:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Rushcliffe Country Park · 0.0 km

    Rushcliffe Country Park is an open park space covering approximately 210 acres (0.85 km2), located on Mere Way just south of Ruddington in the borough of Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England. The park has maintained…

  • Ruddington · 0.0 km

    Ruddington is a large village in the borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England. The village is 5 miles (8 km) south of Nottingham and 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Loughborough. It had a population of 6,441 at…

  • St Peter's Church, Ruddington · 0.1 km

    St. Peter's Church is a Church of England church in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire.

  • Ruddington railway station · 0.7 km

    Ruddington is a disused railway station on the Great Central Main Line south of Nottingham. The line had branches that ran to the now decommissioned Ruddington Depot.

  • Basford Rural District · 0.8 km

    Basford was a rural district close to Nottingham, England, from 1894 to 1974. The district consisted of two detached parts, to the north and south of Nottingham. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 base…

  • Vision Express · 1.0 km

    Vision Express is a British eyewear company established in 1988. It operates a chain of opticians in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, providing eye examinations and selling spectacles, sunglasses and contac…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ruddington?
Ruddington is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Nottingham local authority.
What is the population of Ruddington?
Ruddington has an approximate settlement population of 6,404.
How deprived is Ruddington?
The Nottingham local authority, which includes Ruddington, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.