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35,848 people call this large town in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands home.
A tough set of grades. Hucknall grades C− overall, better than nearly a fifth of UK towns, and ranks #37 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Residents’ health trails most towns: life expectancy 78.1 for men, 81.6 for women. Crime is the sore point (C−): 34.4 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 14.3 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 58%. It takes 5 years of household income in the Ashfield council area to buy the median home, at £223,250. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: nearly a fifth of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hucknall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Hucknall’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hucknall.
Asked at the census, 79% of residents of Hucknall said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Hucknall is Queen's Medical Centre, 6.3 miles away. 4 GP practices serve the town; 63% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. A disability affects a fifth of people here.
| Census 2021 | Hucknall | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Some 5,699 pupils attend Hucknall’s ten primaries and two secondaries. Hucknall Flying High Academy’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. Of its 12 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. At the town’s 9 primary schools, 67% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Primary and Nursery SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 456 | A− |
| The Holgate AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,207 | D |
| Hucknall Flying High AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 240 | A+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Listed buildings per head: 4 for every 10,000 residents of Hucknall. Also worth knowing: of the town’s land, 2% lies in conservation areas, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Over the year to August 2026, 2,961 offences were reported in Hucknall, along with 569 incidents of anti-social behaviour. There were 19.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Nottinghamshire’s towns (10.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 43% of the total.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 78% of commuters at the census. Of the commuters living in Hucknall, 22% work in the town itself. There are 0.6 jobs in Hucknall for each resident in work. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 32%, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Residents of Hucknall have a median age of 40.3. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Nottinghamshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Children are 18% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hucknall | Nottinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Private renters make up 17% of households, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 14% of households rent from a council or housing body. The median sale, £223,250, comes from 1,637 standard sales inside Hucknall’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 569 |
| Semi-detached | £210,000 | 661 |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 330 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 77 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hucknall. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey3 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryBeauvale Priory1.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumPapplewick Pumping Station3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum4.6 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkRed Kangaroo900 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
13 listed buildings in Hucknall.
Hucknall Library: Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Memorial Drinking Fountain in Titchfield Park: Photo: Chewyphotos · CC BY-SA 4.0
32 notable people were born in Hucknall.
Paris Lees: Starseekers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freya Christie: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hucknall | 35,848 | — | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Bestwood Village | 2,151 | 1.5 | — | B+ | C | C |
| Newstead | 2,204 | 2.8 | — | C+ | B− | C |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 9,581 | 3 | B | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Kimberley | 4,467 | 3.2 | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 6,162 | 3.7 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Eastwood | 18,890 | 3.9 | C | B | C | C− |
| Ravenshead | 5,370 | 4.2 | A | C− | A+ | A− |
Bestwood Village and Newstead have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C−.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Hucknall is £2,597 for 2026–27, more than in 85% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Large town in Nottinghamshire, England
Hucknall is a built-up area of 35,848 people, in the Ashfield council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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