West Hucknall

Ashfield · East Midlands · population 7,567 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,746 of 6,856 in England
  • #154 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #1 of 16 in Ashfield
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,631
Median age (est.)46
Density1,435per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above23%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 4%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 46% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

West Hucknall is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,746 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 16 in Ashfield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (84) and lowest on Health (51). Typical homes here, about £240,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 112 sales), 23% above the wider Ashfield median of £195,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #271 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £38,359 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,048
Employment 59 · #2,809
Education 55 · #3,103
Health 51 · #3,371
Crime 75 · #1,698
Housing & access 84 · #1,129
Living environment 79 · #1,458

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · +9.1% yr · n=112
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,000112+9.1%+34.3%
Detached£295,25056+15.6%+29.2%
Semi-detached£200,00043-4.8%+18.3%
Terraced£153,00013+3.0%+28.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£240,000
Ashfield£195,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,359±£5,452 · #3,912 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,703
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 321 offences
Ashfield84
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,463 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences120
Theft85
Burglary20
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons27
Drugs4
Robbery7
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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