Is Ashfield a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Ashfield, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,752 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Ashfield, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,752 postcodes
The average home in Ashfield sold for £190,179 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.7% on a year earlier. Across Ashfield, police record 100 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Ashfield, the nearest primary school is Kingsway Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Kirkby, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Ashfield House (Annesley), 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
Kirkby in Ashfield station is 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk; the nearest park, Portland Park, is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Across Ashfield, police record 100 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Ashfield sold for £190,179 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £269,119, semi-detached £182,760, terraced £145,798, flats £89,666. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Kingsway Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Outwood Academy Kirkby, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Kirkby in Ashfield is 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £44,997 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).