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Sutton in Ashfield

Sutton in Ashfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 36,404. It has around 2 GP surgeries and clinics, 4 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 30 restaurants and cafés, with 74 bus stops and Sutton Parkway railway station 1.7 km away. There were around 345 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 Sutton 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

17°CSunny

  • Today: 23° / 15° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:25

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

390 reported · July 2026 16% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences149
  • Anti-social behaviour72
  • Shoplifting39
  • Criminal damage & arson32

Neighbourhood team: Sutton in Ashfield · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Ashfield Neighbourhood Policing Team Policing Priorities: July - September 2026 Our Local Priorities For the period July to September 202…

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

420 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 332 rated 4–5 ★ (292 top)
  • 31 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Sutton Parkway (1.7 km)
  • 74 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Sutton Parkway (1.8 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 (7.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (7.2 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

39 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: New Street Car Park, NG17 1BW (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms3
  • Sports pitches27
  • Playgrounds11

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
  • 11 listed buildings 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

  • Schools14
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens19
  • Restaurants & cafés48

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

217 jobs advertised · £35,912 avg

e.g. Facilities Supervisor, HGV Class 1 Driver, Support Worker

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

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Biomass 20% · Wind 18% · Imports 3%

242 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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

  • Regency Dance Centre · 0.1 km

    The Regency Dance Centre, formerly Sutton-in-Ashfield Town Hall, is a ballroom and former municipal building in Sutton-in-Ashfield, a town in Nottinghamshire, in England.

  • Sutton-in-Ashfield · 0.1 km

    Sutton-in-Ashfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 36,404 in 2021. It is the largest town in the district of Ashfield, 4 miles (6 km) west of Mansfield, 2 miles (3 km) from the Derby…

  • Sutton Community Academy · 0.2 km

    Sutton Community Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

  • Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church · 0.3 km

    Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed church in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

  • Sutton-in-Ashfield Town railway station · 0.4 km

    Sutton-in-Ashfield Town railway station or simply "Sutton Town" railway station served the market town of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire in England.

  • Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station · 0.4 km

    Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station, sometimes referred to as "Sutton-in-Ashfield General", was a dead-end station on a short branch line from Sutton Junction in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Located of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sutton in Ashfield?
Sutton in Ashfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Ashfield local authority.
What is the population of Sutton in Ashfield?
Sutton in Ashfield has an approximate settlement population of 36,404.
How deprived is Sutton in Ashfield?
The Ashfield local authority, which includes Sutton in Ashfield, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.