Kirkby Larwood & Kingsway
Ashfield 009 · 5 sub-areas · 9,493 residents
Ashfield 009 is a residential part of Ashfield in the East Midlands, home to around 9,500 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £708 a month — well below the national median and one of the more affordable pockets in the region. Owner-occupation is unusually high here, at nearly four in five households.
Kirkby Larwood & Kingsway is a mid-density neighbourhood of Ashfield in the East Midlands region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Kirkby Larwood & Kingsway?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £777 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Kirkby Larwood & Kingsway in Ashfield
Living in Kirkby Larwood & Kingsway
Ashfield 009 is a settled, largely owner-occupied neighbourhood that sits apart from the busier town centres in the district. It has the feel of established suburban Nottinghamshire — the kind of place where people buy and stay rather than rent and move on. Nearly four in five residents own their home, which shapes the character of the streets: quieter turnover, longer-term neighbours, fewer transient faces.
Rent here is low by almost any measure. A two-bedroom home runs around £708 a month, roughly £500 less than the UK median for the same size property and firmly in the affordable end of the East Midlands. Even a three-bedroom home comes in at around £826 a month — a figure that would be unremarkable in the wider area but looks genuinely cheap against most English cities. Rents did rise around 4% last year, so the market isn't frozen, but the starting point is low enough that affordability remains the headline.
The demographic picture is spread fairly evenly across age groups, with no single cohort dominating. Around one in five residents is under 18, and the 50–64 bracket is the largest adult group at just over a fifth of the population. Single-person households account for roughly a quarter of homes. It's not a young professional hotspot — the degree-holder share sits at around 25%, below what you'd find in larger city centres — but it's a stable, family-oriented community.
For getting around, the area is car-dependent: nearly two in three residents drive to work, and public transport use is low at under 3%. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.7 km away — about a 21-minute walk — and there's no metro or tram service within realistic distance. Remote working is more common than train commuting, with around one in five residents working from home. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Ashfield 009.
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Frequently asked
- Is Ashfield 009 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, stable, owner-occupied neighbourhood with low rents and a mixed-age community. It won't suit everyone — it's car-dependent and school quality is more patchy than in some nearby areas — but for families or buyers who want affordable space in the East Midlands without the pace of a city centre, it delivers well on the basics.
- What is the rent in Ashfield 009?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £546 a month, a two-bedroom around £708, and a three-bedroom around £826. These are estimates based on local sale prices scaled from district-level data. Rents rose around 4% last year but remain well below the UK median.
- Is Ashfield 009 safe?
- Crime runs at around 71 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, modestly below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's a middle-of-the-pack result — not a low-crime outlier, but nothing that stands out as a concern for most residents considering moving here.
- What's the commute from Ashfield 009 to the nearest city centre?
- Most residents drive — around two in three commute by car. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.7 km away (roughly a 21-minute walk). Birmingham is around 89 minutes by public transport, Manchester around 116 minutes. Remote working is increasingly common here, with about one in five residents working from home.
- Who lives in Ashfield 009?
- Predominantly long-term owner-occupiers spread fairly evenly across age groups. Nearly four in five households own their home. There's a slightly higher share of 50–64-year-olds than other age bands, but the community is genuinely mixed-generation. The area is not especially diverse by UK standards, with around 95% of residents UK-born.
- What schools are near Ashfield 009?
- There are 32 schools within 2 km, so supply isn't an issue. Around 53% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of around 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4.2 km away. Families should check current Ofsted ratings and catchment boundaries before committing.
- How affordable is buying a home in Ashfield 009?
- The median sale price is around £213,000 — relatively accessible by English standards. At typical savings rates, most buyers could accumulate a deposit in under four years, which makes this one of the more realistic places in the East Midlands for first-time buyers. Council tax (Band D) runs to about £2,609 a year.