Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:37 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:16 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,352 residentsin the Oak Tree & Ransom Wood census areaMedian age 38.92,833 households42% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright48% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,476 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 18%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 70% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C731 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June41 days of air frost, 11 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)
Nearby landmarksL Lakelake · under a mileSpring Hillhill · under a mileBrick Kiln Hillhill · 1.1 miSherwood Forestforest · 2.4 miClipstone Forestforest · 2.5 miBradder's Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVicar Water Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 89 haBerry Hill Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 26 haOak Tree Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 8 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 12 haForest Folk Allotment Societyallotments · 1.5 miThe Bramblespark · 2.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200838 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202541 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,156 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMansfield Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryRainworth Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryLake View Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 215 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Joseph Whitaker Schoolages 11-18, 1,361 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeathlands Primary Schoolages 3-11, 183 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College2.9 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationMansfield3.4 miBus stationMansfield Bus Station3.4 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG21 postcode district.
