# Forest Town Town in Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands. Forest Town is a town in Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands. Median sale price £217,048 in 2025. Recorded crime 57.8 per 1,000 people. Town. Code E63001723. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) Forest Town is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Forest Town add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £217,048** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Forest Town was £217,048 in 2025. 302nd cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/forest-town#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 19,015** (2021). Forest Town had 19,015 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 573rd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/forest-town#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in Forest Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/forest-town#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Forest Town, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/forest-town#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001723) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in Forest Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001723) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 332 homes were sold in Forest Town in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001723) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Forest Town. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001723) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Forest Town had 19,015 usual residents at the census. ## How Forest Town compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Forest Town | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £217,048 | 38th cheapest | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2025 | | Population | 19,015 | 46th most populated | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | 20th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 105 towns, East Midlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.0% | 40th highest | 105 towns, East Midlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is Forest Town safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Town at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people. That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across East Midlands. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 87 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forest Town. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (470), other crime (215) and anti-social behaviour (196). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Forest Town was 53.2 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Forest Town, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Forest Town has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Forest Town | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Mansfield 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01028242) | 1,452 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.9% | | [Mansfield 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01028237) | 1,592 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% | | [Mansfield 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01028238) | 1,519 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% | | [Mansfield 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01028239) | 1,717 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% | | [Mansfield 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01028240) | 1,442 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.5% | | [Mansfield 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01028243) | 1,925 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% | | [Mansfield 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01033775) | 1,703 | 53.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% | | [Mansfield 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/neighbourhood/e01033776) | 1,529 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% | | [Newark and Sherwood 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood/neighbourhood/e01028313) | 2,021 | 103.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.9% | | [Newark and Sherwood 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood/neighbourhood/e01033772) | 1,403 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% | | [Newark and Sherwood 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood/neighbourhood/e01033773) | 1,571 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% | | [Newark and Sherwood 002H](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood/neighbourhood/e01033774) | 1,450 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.5% | ## Your MP - [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mansfield): Steve Yemm (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Councils Forest Town sits in [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield), [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) ## Postcode districts covering Forest Town [NG19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng19), [NG21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ng21) ## Middle areas in Forest Town [Edwinstowe & Clipstone](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood/edwinstowe-and-clipstone), [Forest Town & Newlands](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield/forest-town-and-newlands) ## Towns near Forest Town [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/mansfield), [Mansfield Woodhouse](https://openindex.co.uk/town/mansfield-woodhouse), [Rainworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rainworth), [Sutton in Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sutton-in-ashfield), [Shirebrook](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shirebrook), [Kirkby-in-Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kirkby-in-ashfield) ## Forest Town in brief Forest Town is a town in Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands. About 19,518 people lived in Forest Town in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £217,048 in 2025 across 332 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Forest Town was £217,048 in 2025. Forest Town had 19,015 usual residents at the census. About 1% of people in Forest Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Forest Town, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63001723 - Constituency: [Mansfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mansfield) - Council: [Mansfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) - Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 4.74 km² - People, mid-2024: 19,518* - Neighbourhoods: 12 - Output areas: 61 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/mansfield), [Mansfield Woodhouse](https://openindex.co.uk/town/mansfield-woodhouse), [Rainworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rainworth), [Sutton in Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sutton-in-ashfield), [Shirebrook](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shirebrook), [Kirkby-in-Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kirkby-in-ashfield) ## Latest updates for Forest Town - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001723 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/forest-town, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/forest-town#f-house-sales-median-price. 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