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Whatton-in-the-Vale

Whatton-in-the-Vale is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 9 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Aslockton, 0.7 km away. There were around 8 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 Whatton-in-the-Vale area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rushcliffe area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 119,077 residents at roughly 291 people per km².

Council
Rushcliffe
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Newark
Police force
Nottinghamshire
69/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 24th of 294 English council areas — better than 92% of them.

Home affordability37
Affordable rents59
Good schools85
Life expectancy90
Low deprivation99
Employment90
Low council tax6

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

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 6° · 61% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:27

9h 21m 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)

  • 6.9 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

18 reported · August 2026▲ 200% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Burglary1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Bingham & Trent · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Priorities: 1 - Burglary 2 - E-bikes and scooters 3 - Rural theft Priority Period: October to December 2026 How priorities are chosen: Th…

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

Road safety

200 reported road collisions (2025)

58 killed or seriously injured · 269 casualties · 16.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 11 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Aslockton (0.7 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Aslockton (0.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£329,528 average▼ 1% YoY

Across Rushcliffe · to 2026-08

Detached£473,826
Semi-detached£305,342
Terraced£239,373
Flat£155,667

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,047 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £724
  • 2 bed £898
  • 3 bed £1,134

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (9.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,902 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

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: The Bingham Townhouse Hotel (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

119,077 residents in Rushcliffe · 291/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,441
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,455
  • Net moves+1,986

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 294 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 55,330)

A £1,762
B £2,056
C £2,350
D £2,643
E £3,231
F £3,818
G £4,405
H £5,287

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

Schools

54 schools · 21,482 pupils

41 primary · 8 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 23 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

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

Secondary schools:

  • The West Bridgford SchoolOutstanding
  • The Becket SchoolGood
  • Toot Hill SchoolGood
  • East Leake Academy
  • Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
  • South Nottinghamshire Academy
  • The Nottingham Emmanuel School
  • The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rushcliffe

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

  • In a conservation area (Whatton-in-the-Vale)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

177 applications decided

91% granted · 161 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Robert Jenrick

Reform UK

Newark

Recent votes:

  • NoCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces
  • No Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 9
  • Con 23
  • LD 1
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 8

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,830 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£856 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,305 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 56,613 certificates

9.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 25% · Biomass 22% · Solar 7%

192 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 83.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Nottinghamshire): 58.7 women · 58.9 men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NG13

  • The Welby Practice
  • East Bridgford Med Centre
  • Hmp Whatton

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newark:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton · 0.3 km

    The Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton is a parish church in the Church of England in Whatton-in-the-Vale, Nottinghamshire, dedicated to St John of Beverley. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Di…

  • Whatton-in-the-Vale · 0.4 km

    Whatton-in-the-Vale is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir, with the River Smite to the west and a subsidiary, the River Whi…

  • Aslockton · 0.6 km

    Aslockton is an English village and civil parish 12 miles (19 km) east of Nottingham and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bingham, on the north bank of the River Smite opposite Whatton-in-the-Vale. The parish is also adjacent…

  • Aslockton railway station · 0.7 km

    Aslockton railway station serves the English villages of Aslockton and Whatton-in-the-Vale in Nottinghamshire. It also draws passengers from other nearby villages. It is 10 miles east of Nottingham on the Nottingham–S…

  • Aslockton Castle · 0.8 km

    Aslockton Castle is a ruined fortification, a motte-and-bailey castle, in the village of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire. The original name of the settlement was Aslachetone, which suggests a possible Norse origin; it was…

  • St Thomas's Church, Aslockton · 0.8 km

    St. Thomas' Church, Aslockton is a late 19th-century Church of England parish church in the village of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Whatton-in-the-Vale?
Whatton-in-the-Vale is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Rushcliffe local authority.
How deprived is Whatton-in-the-Vale?
The Rushcliffe local authority, which includes Whatton-in-the-Vale, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.