Syerston
Syerston is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. There are 4 bus stops in the area. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. The nearest railway station is Bleasby, 3.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Syerston area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Newark and Sherwood area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 122,955 residents at roughly 189 people per km².
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Newark
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 163rd of 294 English council areas — better than 45% 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 6° · 61% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:27
9h 20m 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 · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
223 reported road collisions (2025)
58 killed or seriously injured · 279 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bleasby (4.1 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bleasby (4.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£236,524 average▲ 3.2% YoY
Across Newark and Sherwood · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£818 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £562
- 2 bed £742
- 3 bed £896
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,901 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: 169.7p · Asda (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (7.9 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Horspool Retreat (2.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
122,955 residents in Newark and Sherwood · 189/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,890
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,710
- Net moves+1,180
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 151 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,682 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (41% of 58,530)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
57 schools · 15,987 pupils
45 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 14 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)
52 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Suthers SchoolGood
- Magnus Church of England Academy
- The Dukeries Academy
- The Joseph Whitaker School
- The Newark Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Newark and Sherwood
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
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
189 applications decided
87.8% granted · 166 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 11
- Con 11
- LD 3
- Grn 1
- Ref 2
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,680 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £29,793 avg
e.g. Aircraft Mechanical Senior Supervisor, Kitchen Porter - Part Time, Chef de Partie
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£766 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,093 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 61,819 certificates
12% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Nottinghamshire): 58.7 women · 58.9 men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in NG23
- Long Bennington Medical Centre
- Collingham Medical Centre
- Hounsfield Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newark:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills393 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months314 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks223 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects219 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 199 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Syerston · 0.4 kmSyerston is a small civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is about six miles south-west of Newark-on-Trent, and is bisected by the A46 trunk road. Its population was 179 inhabitants in 73 households, according…
RAF Syerston · 1.3 kmRoyal Air Force Syerston, commonly known simply as RAF Syerston, is a Royal Air Force station in the parish of Flintham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. Opened in 1940, it was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF)…
1958 Syerston Avro Vulcan crash · 1.4 kmOn 20 September 1958 a prototype Avro Vulcan bomber crashed during an air show at RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire. All four crew on board and three people on the ground were killed.
All Saints' Church, Elston · 1.4 kmAll Saints' Church, Elston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Elston, Nottinghamshire, England.
Battle of Stoke Field · 1.6 kmThe Battle of Stoke Field, which took place at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, on 16 June 1487, may be considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, since it was the last major engagement between contenders for th…
Elston · 1.7 kmElston is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England, to the south-west of Newark, 0.5 mi (800 m) from the A46 Fosse Way. The population of the civil parish taken at th…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Syerston?
- Syerston is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Newark and Sherwood local authority.
- How deprived is Syerston?
- The Newark and Sherwood local authority, which includes Syerston, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.