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Eakring & Ling Forest

Middle area

South Mansfield. 6,569 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Eakring & Ling Forest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£215,000
Joint 1,831st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,567
Joint 3,612th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Eakring & Ling Forest

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eakring & Ling Forest at a rate of 60.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 116.9 per 1,000 people across Mansfield.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences142
Other crime71
Anti-social behaviour54
Criminal damage and arson39
Vehicle crime33
Shoplifting31
Burglary16
Robbery6
Theft from the person4
Drug offences2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Eakring & Ling Forest compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Eakring & Ling ForestMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Mansfield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Mansfield13 areas from £121,000 to £283,750. The middle area is £183,000. Eakring & Ling Forest is £215,000.
£215,0005th most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Mansfield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Mansfield13 areas from 6,090 to 13,048. The middle area is 8,316. Eakring & Ling Forest is 6,567.
6,5675th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Mansfield · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Mansfield13 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 45.0%. Eakring & Ling Forest is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Mansfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Mansfield13 areas from 89.7% to 99.2%. The middle area is 95.5%. Eakring & Ling Forest is 98.6%.
98.6%3rd highest

Is Eakring & Ling Forest safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eakring & Ling Forest at a rate of 60.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 116.9 per 1,000 people across Mansfield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Eakring & Ling Forest.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (142), other crime (71) and anti-social behaviour (54).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Mansfield

These figures are published for the whole of Mansfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mansfield and not Eakring & Ling Forest alone. See Mansfield

Average house price
£185,870
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,525
11th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.9
Joint 60th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Eakring & Ling Forest in brief

The median price paid for a home in Eakring & Ling Forest was £215,000 in 2025.

Eakring & Ling Forest had 6,567 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Eakring & Ling Forest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Eakring & Ling Forest, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.