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Sturton

Ward

East Bassetlaw. About 2,475 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 48 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 Sturton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,385
539th 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
34.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sturton compares

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

SturtonMiddle
Population25 wards, Bassetlaw · 2021
Population: every ward in Bassetlaw25 areas from 1,824 to 9,683. The middle area is 4,596. Sturton is 2,385.
2,3855th 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%. Sturton 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%. Sturton is 34.4%.
34.4%6th 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%. Sturton is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 6th lowest

Is Sturton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sturton at a rate of 46.5 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, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sturton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (30), criminal damage and arson (22) and burglary (19).

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 Sturton alone. See Bassetlaw

Average house price
£214,281
Up 5.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,744
53rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
Joint 106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
Joint 108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sturton in brief

Sturton had 2,385 usual residents at the census.

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

In Sturton, 34.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sturton, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.