Ollerton & Boughton

Newark and Sherwood · East Midlands · population 11,548 · 7 LSOAs

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

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,276 of 6,856 in England
  • #449 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #11 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,273
Median age (est.)42
Density324per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above19%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 20%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Caring & leisure 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional11%
Professional10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Ollerton & Boughton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,276 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Health (11). Typical homes here, about £174,995 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 152 sales), 26% below the wider Newark and Sherwood median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,770 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 26 · #5,091
Employment 18 · #5,647
Education 18 · #5,592
Health 11 · #6,099
Crime 40 · #4,077
Housing & access 56 · #3,028
Living environment 82 · #1,218

House prices ?

£174,995median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=152
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£174,995152+2.9%+34.6%
Detached£257,50038+7.3%+41.9%
Semi-detached£168,50093+6.6%+36.4%
Terraced£134,00015+18.1%+15.0%
Flat£120,0006+20.6%
This area£174,995
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)£34,770±£4,998 · #5,106 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,705
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 838 offences
Newark and Sherwood71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #3,698 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences408
Theft116
Burglary25
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage & arson120
Public order & weapons58
Drugs19
Robbery6
Other52

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 149 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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