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The Dales

Ward

North Ashfield. About 3,261 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in The Dales live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,286
Joint 1,347th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How The Dales compares

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

The DalesMiddle
Population23 wards, Ashfield · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 2,609 to 10,703. The middle area is 4,119. The Dales is 3,286.
3,286joint 3rd least 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%. The Dales is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. The Dales is 98.4%.
98.4%6th highest
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%. The Dales is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 8th lowest

Is The Dales safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Dales at a rate of 53.2 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, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in The Dales.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (57), anti-social behaviour (30) and criminal damage and arson (25).

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 The Dales 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
The Dales in brief

The Dales had 3,286 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in The Dales live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In The Dales, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In The Dales, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.