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County or areaNottinghamshire
Postcode districtNG19
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:37 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:16 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,428 residentsin the Forest Town & Newlands census areaMedian age 42.54,737 households77% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,515 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 72% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C733 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSmall Daledale · 1.2 miSherwood Forestforest · 1.9 miSnake Hillhill · 1.0 miForest Hill Plantationforest · 2.1 miWhinny Hillhill · 1.2 miL Lakelake · 2.9 miSpa Pondspond · under a mileBlack Poollake · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVicar Water Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 89 haPeafield Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haMaun Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haQueensway Parkplaying field · within reach · 5 haSherwood Forest Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 79 haNewlands Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200838 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202538 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband99% 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)5,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMansfield Community Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryPollard & Partners Forest Town14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell12 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistShine Dental Careunder a milePolice stationMansfield Police Station1.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Forest Town, Clipstone Road Westunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools20 primary, 4 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryHolly Primary Schoolages 3-11, 298 pupilsright herePrimaryForest Town Primary Schoolages 3-11, 263 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySherwood Church Academyages 11-19, 1,008 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College2.7 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationMansfield1.9 miBus stationMansfield Bus Station1.9 miBus stops89 within a mileCar parkNottingham Road Car ParkMansfield1.8 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationMansfieldunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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