Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Rainworth North & Rufford at a glance

House prices
£190,000
Lower prices17th percentile
Schools
18th percentile
Weak
Transport
29th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
99 per 1,000 residents
Weak25th percentile
Flood risk
0.9% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land20th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Rainworth North & Rufford a good place to live?

Rainworth North & Rufford may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

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

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Rainworth North & Rufford

Crime rate

Crime rate
99 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
25th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

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 Rainworth North & Rufford

House prices

Median sale price
£190,000
Percentile
17th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 53 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 Rainworth North & Rufford

Schools

18th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Rainworth North & Rufford

Flood risk

0.9% 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 0.5% of the area. That is the 20th 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 Rainworth North & Rufford

Transport

29th 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.

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FAQs

Is Rainworth North & Rufford a good place to live?

Rainworth North & Rufford may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Rainworth North & Rufford safe?

Rainworth North & Rufford ranks in the 25th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Rainworth North & Rufford?

The median sale price was £190,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 17th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Rainworth North & Rufford?

Schools rank in the 18th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Rainworth North & Rufford?

Nearby public profiles include Beacon in Newark and Sherwood and Brinnington & Stockport Central in Stockport.