Balderton

Newark and Sherwood · East Midlands · population 10,546 · 7 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,720 of 6,856 in England
  • #247 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #7 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,348
Median age (est.)46
Density1,529per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Professional13%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 40% · Hindu 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Balderton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,720 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (79) and lowest on Employment (46). Typical homes here sold for about £229,975 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 194 sales), in line with the wider Newark and Sherwood median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,747 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 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 54 · #3,172
Employment 46 · #3,720
Education 50 · #3,398
Health 46 · #3,700
Crime 48 · #3,583
Housing & access 79 · #1,465
Living environment 78 · #1,534

House prices ?

£229,975median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=194
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£229,975194+4.5%+17.9%
Detached£260,00091-9.4%+4.0%
Semi-detached£210,00069+5.0%+18.3%
Terraced£150,00026-7.4%+15.4%
Flat£115,0008+58.6%
This area£229,975
Newark and Sherwood£235,000
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)£36,747±£5,192 · #4,452 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,683
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 ?

91Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 510 offences
Newark and Sherwood71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,982 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences210
Theft78
Burglary24
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons41
Drugs9
Robbery6
Other35

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 140 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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