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Rainworth & Blidworth

Middle area

West Newark and Sherwood. 11,470 people in 24 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Rainworth & Blidworth’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£180,000
1,036th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,365
448th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rainworth & Blidworth compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from £173,000 to £487,500. The middle area is £250,000. Rainworth & Blidworth is £180,000.
£180,0003rd lowest
Population13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from 6,707 to 11,768. The middle area is 9,449. Rainworth & Blidworth is 11,365.
11,3653rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from 40.8% to 99.5%. The middle area is 89.7%. Rainworth & Blidworth is 95.0%.
95.0%5th highest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from 1.0% to 5.4%. The middle area is 2.3%. Rainworth & Blidworth is 2.8%.
2.8%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Newark and Sherwood

These figures are published for the whole of Newark and Sherwood, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newark and Sherwood and not Rainworth & Blidworth alone. See Newark and Sherwood

Average house price
£234,764
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,118
127th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rainworth & Blidworth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rainworth & Blidworth was £180,000 in 2025.

Rainworth & Blidworth had 11,365 usual residents at the census.

In Rainworth & Blidworth, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rainworth & Blidworth, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.