Shireoaks
Shireoaks is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 2,500. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Shireoaks, 0.3 km away, and there were around 14 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 Shireoaks area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bassetlaw area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 117,805 residents at roughly 185 people per km².
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 154th of 294 English council areas — better than 48% of them.
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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 31% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:25
9h 15m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
28 reported · August 2026▲ 460% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Vehicle crime8
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Worksop North · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Bassetlaw Neighbourhood Policing Priorities: October – December 2026 As the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Bassetlaw, I am pleased…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
228 reported road collisions (2025)
76 killed or seriously injured · 328 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
95 food businesses within 2 miles
- 84 rated 4–5 ★ (81 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shireoaks (0.2 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Shireoaks (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£211,488 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Bassetlaw · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£727 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY
- 1 bed £504
- 2 bed £658
- 3 bed £801
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,704 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.7p · Asda (2.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (2.2 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Asda Worksop (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches9
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
117,805 residents in Bassetlaw · 185/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,999
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,124
- Net moves+1,875
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 111 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,645 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (49% of 57,430)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
61 schools · 18,892 pupils
50 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 23 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
57 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Outwood Academy ValleyGood
- The Elizabethan AcademyGood
- Tuxford AcademyGood
- Outwood Academy Portland
- Retford Oaks Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bassetlaw
Care & health services
797 CQC-registered services
- Care homes282
- GP practices108
- Dentists132
- Homecare agencies205
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
127 applications decided
70.9% granted · 90 granted, 37 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jo White
Labour
Bassetlaw
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 34
- Con 3
- Ref 7
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,195 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Actemium Automation Teesside (Worksop) - Software Controls Systems Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£699 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,511 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 63,194 certificates
12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
86% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 43% · Wind 38% · Gas 8% · Imports 6%
84 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Nottinghamshire): 58.7 women · 58.9 men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in S81
- Larwood Health Partnership
- Bassetlaw Ooh Urgent Care Service
- Larwood Health Partnership
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bassetlaw:
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months934 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth231 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills208 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases193 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK188 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Shireoaks · 0.2 kmShireoaks is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish was 1,432 at the 2011 census,…
Shireoaks railway station · 0.2 kmShireoaks railway station serves the village of Shireoaks in Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway in 1849. The station is 13+3⁄4 miles east of Sheffield on the She…
- Steetley Company Ground · 0.4 km
Steetley Company Ground is a cricket ground in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England. The ground was laid out in 1951 and the first important match on the ground was in 1955, when the Nottinghamshire Second XI played th…
- Shireoaks Colliery · 0.5 km
Shireoaks Colliery was a coal mine situated on the edge of the village of Shireoaks, near Worksop in North Nottinghamshire, close by the Yorkshire border.
St Luke's Church, Shireoaks · 0.5 kmSt Luke's Church, Shireoaks is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire.
Shireoaks Hall · 0.9 kmShireoaks Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th-century country house in the hamlet of Shireoaks, 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north-west of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shireoaks?
- Shireoaks is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Bassetlaw local authority.
- How deprived is Shireoaks?
- The Bassetlaw local authority, which includes Shireoaks, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.