King's Walk, Berry Hill & Oakham
Mansfield 013 · 8 sub-areas · 13,673 residents
Mansfield 013 sits within Mansfield in the East Midlands, home to around 13,700 people and one of the most affordable places to rent in the region. A typical two-bedroom home lets for roughly £690 a month — well below the UK national median and notably cheaper than most comparable towns. Owner-occupation here is unusually high, which shapes the character of the area considerably.
King's Walk, Berry Hill & Oakham is a commuter neighbourhood within Mansfield — train into Sheffield runs in around 60 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. 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 King's Walk, Berry Hill & Oakham?
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 £770 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 8 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
King's Walk, Berry Hill & Oakham in Mansfield
Living in King's Walk, Berry Hill & Oakham
This part of Mansfield is predominantly a settled, owner-occupier neighbourhood — over four in five homes are owned rather than rented, which is striking even by East Midlands standards. The feel is residential and relatively stable: families, older households, and longer-term residents rather than a high-turnover rental population. Around one in five residents is over 65, and a similar share is under 18, so it has a genuine cross-generational community rather than a single dominant age group.
The cost picture is one of the most compelling reasons to consider this area. A two-bed runs around £690 a month — roughly half the UK national median of about £1,200 — and even a three-bed comes in at approximately £824. For buyers, the median sale price is around £275,000, and it takes the typical resident fewer than five years to save a deposit, which is low by any national measure. Council tax sits at around £2,600 a year for a Band D property.
Demographically, this is a broadly settled, UK-born community — around nine in ten residents were born in the UK — with a degree-holding share of 36%, which is respectable for a town of this size. The workforce skews towards health and public-sector employment, reflecting Mansfield's wider economic profile. Most people drive to work; public transport use is minimal at under 2% of commuters, though nearly three in ten residents work from home.
For connectivity, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.8 km away — about a 23-minute walk or a short drive. The nearest major employment hub is around 62 minutes away by car or public transport. Broadband coverage is excellent, with 100% gigabit availability across the area. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Mansfield 013 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood with low deprivation relative to many Midlands areas. The trade-off is limited public transport and below-average school ratings within catchment distance. If you value affordability, stability, and good broadband, it delivers on all three.
- What is the rent in Mansfield 013?
- A one-bed runs roughly £536 a month, a two-bed around £689, and a three-bed approximately £824. These are estimates based on scaled local data. All three sit well below the UK national median, making this one of the more affordable parts of the East Midlands.
- Is Mansfield 013 safe?
- Crime runs at around 75 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, slightly below the UK average of roughly 80 per 1,000. The area sits in the 9th deprivation decile, meaning it's among the less deprived 20% of neighbourhoods nationally — a positive indicator for safety overall.
- What's the commute from Mansfield 013 to Mansfield centre?
- Most residents drive — over 64% commute by car, and the area has minimal public transport use. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.8 km away. For longer journeys, Birmingham is around 100 minutes by rail and London around 136 minutes.
- Who lives in Mansfield 013?
- Mostly long-term owner-occupiers — over 83% own their homes, unusually high for this part of the country. The age spread is fairly even across all groups, with roughly a fifth of residents in each bracket from under-18 to over-65. Around 36% hold a degree-level qualification.
- What schools are near Mansfield 013?
- There are 66 schools within 2 km, but only around 49% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is approximately 9.9 km away. Families prioritising Ofsted ratings should map specific catchment areas carefully before committing.
- Is Mansfield 013 good for working from home?
- Yes — nearly 28% of residents already work from home, and broadband coverage is 100% gigabit with no below-standard connections. It's one of the better-connected neighbourhoods in the East Midlands for remote workers, combined with notably lower rents than most regional cities.