Ashfield: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£269,119

Semi-detached

£182,760

Terraced

£145,798

Flat or maisonette

£89,666

First-time buyers

£171,591

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  108,896 in 1991 → 129,572 in 2024 (+19.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £108,678 in 2005 → £190,179 in 2026 (+75.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £350 in 2008 → £576 in 2025 (+64.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.6% in 2004 → 64.4% in 2023 (−12.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.2% in 2001 → 3.8% in 2025 (+18.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,669 in 1997 → £19,973 in 2024 (+160.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Ashfield; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.0% (January 2026) · 18th highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 38th lowest of 363
• Housing affordability · Housing6.0× earnings (April 2025) · 71st lowest of 316
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 85th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Employment rate · Economy & work64.4% (2023) · 343rd highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work31.3% (2023) · 342nd lowest of 348
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills62.5% (2024/25) · 304th highest of 313
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 348th highest of 363

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Nottinghamshire, which includes Ashfield.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.9 years · England 80.0 · 72nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.2 years · England 83.8 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.9 years · England 60.9 · 97th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.7 years · England 61.3 · 99th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)336.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 81st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.3% · England 10.4 · 71st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.5% · England 64.6 · 111th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Nottinghamshire, which includes Ashfield.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.4% · England 68.3 · 97th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.8 score · England 46.0 · 57th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.4% · England 5.8 · 61st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.5% · England 19.8 · 86th lowest of 153