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East Markham

Ward

South east Bassetlaw. About 2,654 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 55 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in East Markham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,498
Joint 640th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
35.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How East Markham compares

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

East MarkhamMiddle
Population25 wards, Bassetlaw · 2021
Population: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 1,824 to 9,683. The middle area is 4,596. East Markham is 2,498.
2,4988th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Bassetlaw · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 0.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. East Markham is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Bassetlaw · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 6.9% to 99.5%. The middle area is 86.5%. East Markham is 35.0%.
35.0%7th lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Bassetlaw · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 1.4% to 5.4%. The middle area is 2.9%. East Markham is 2.0%.
2.0%5th lowest

Is East Markham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Markham at a rate of 62.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across Bassetlaw.

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

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Markham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (57), other crime (35) and vehicle crime (28).

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 Bassetlaw

These figures are published for the whole of Bassetlaw, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bassetlaw and not East Markham alone. See Bassetlaw

Average house price
£211,488
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,744
53rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
Joint 101st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
Joint 108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Markham in brief

East Markham had 2,498 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in East Markham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Markham, 35.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Markham, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.