Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:37 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:16 am – 3:48 pm
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People11,365 residentsin the Rainworth & Blidworth census areaMedian age 42.34,937 households69% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,371 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C705 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesForest Folk Allotment Societyallotments · under a mileBlidworth Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileBerry Hill Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 26 haVicar Water Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 89 haBurntstump County Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200839 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202542 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,153 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Park Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryAbbey Medical Group3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBlidworth Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBlidworth Oaks Primary Schoolages 2-11, 366 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Joseph Whitaker Schoolages 11-18, 1,361 pupils1.2 miPrimaryLake View Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 215 pupils1.3 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College3.6 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA21 miRailway stationMansfield4.6 miBus stationMansfield Bus Station4.6 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG21 postcode district.
