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Compton Acres

Ward

West Rushcliffe. About 6,067 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 81% of people in Compton Acres live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,739
Joint 3,373rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
81%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Compton Acres compares

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

Compton AcresMiddle
Population24 wards, Rushcliffe · 2021
Population: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 1,924 to 8,678. The middle area is 4,654. Compton Acres is 5,739.
5,73910th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Rushcliffe · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 66.5%. Compton Acres is 81.0%.
81%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Rushcliffe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 12.6% to 98.8%. The middle area is 85.6%. Compton Acres is 97.2%.
97.2%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, Rushcliffe · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 0.8% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.1%. Compton Acres is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 5th lowest

Is Compton Acres safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Compton Acres at a rate of 91.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.5 per 1,000 people across Rushcliffe.

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

In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Compton Acres.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (190), other crime (95) and violence and sexual offences (73).

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 Rushcliffe

These figures are published for the whole of Rushcliffe, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rushcliffe and not Compton Acres alone. See Rushcliffe

Average house price
£329,528
Down 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,968
41st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.2×
Joint 171st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
7.8
3rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Compton Acres in brief

Compton Acres had 5,739 usual residents at the census.

About 81% of people in Compton Acres live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Compton Acres, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Compton Acres, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.