Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Beacon at a glance
- House prices
- £212,000
- Lower prices23rd percentile
- Schools
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 61.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle56th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Beacon a good place to live?
Beacon may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Newark and Sherwood below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Beacon
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 61.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 56th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Beacon
House prices
- Median sale price
- £212,000
- Percentile
- 23rd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 107 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Beacon
Schools
35th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Beacon
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Beacon
Transport
70th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Beacon a good place to live?
Beacon may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Beacon safe?
Beacon ranks in the 56th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Beacon?
The median sale price was £212,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 23rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Beacon?
Schools rank in the 35th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Beacon?
Nearby public profiles include Rainworth North & Rufford in Newark and Sherwood and Devon in Newark and Sherwood.
