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Hucknall South

Ward

South east Ashfield. About 8,079 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 47% of people in Hucknall South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,682
Joint 3,581st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
47%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hucknall South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Hucknall SouthMiddle
Population23 wards, Ashfield · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 2,609 to 10,703. The middle area is 4,119. Hucknall South is 7,682.
7,6824th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 wards, Ashfield · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 12.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Hucknall South is 47.0%.
47%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Ashfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 86.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.5%. Hucknall South is 97.1%.
97.1%9th lowest
Claimant rate23 wards, Ashfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 1.6% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.2%. Hucknall South is 4.6%.
4.6%6th highest

Is Hucknall South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hucknall South at a rate of 103.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hucknall South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (299), other crime (165) and anti-social behaviour (102).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ashfield

These figures are published for the whole of Ashfield, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ashfield and not Hucknall South alone. See Ashfield

Average house price
£190,179
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,577
12th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.6
Joint 73rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hucknall South in brief

Hucknall South had 7,682 usual residents at the census.

About 47% of people in Hucknall South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hucknall South, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hucknall South, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.