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Rainworth & Blidworth

Middle area

West Newark and Sherwood. 11,470 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 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 Rainworth & Blidworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£180,000
Joint 1,036th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,365
Joint 448th most 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
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rainworth & Blidworth

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainworth & Blidworth at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across Newark and Sherwood.

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 offences498
Anti-social behaviour150
Other crime146
Shoplifting92
Criminal damage and arson72
Burglary25
Drug offences16
Vehicle crime13
Theft from the person8
Robbery3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rainworth & Blidworth compares

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Rainworth & BlidworthMiddle
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 cheapest
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 most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from 0.0% to 44.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Rainworth & Blidworth is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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

Is Rainworth & Blidworth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainworth & Blidworth at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across Newark and Sherwood.

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

In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rainworth & Blidworth.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (498), anti-social behaviour (150) and other crime (146).

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 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
£236,524
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,118
127th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 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.

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

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