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Skegby

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North Ashfield. About 6,877 people in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Skegby, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,719
4,181st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.1%
Joint 2,627th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Skegby compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

SkegbyMiddle
Population23 wards, Ashfield · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 2,609 to 10,703. The middle area is 4,119. Skegby is 6,719.
6,7199th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Ashfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 86.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.5%. Skegby is 99.1%.
99.1%highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Ashfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 1.6% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.2%. Skegby is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Ashfield · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Ashfield23 areas from 58.4% to 68.7%. The middle area is 62.3%. Skegby is 60.1%.
60.1%5th lowest

Is Skegby safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skegby at a rate of 126.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Skegby.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (445), other crime (182) and shoplifting (116).

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.

Figures for the whole of Ashfield

These figures are published for the whole of Ashfield, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ashfield and not Skegby alone. See Ashfield

Average house price
£190,179
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,577
12th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.6
Joint 73rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Skegby in brief

Skegby had 6,719 usual residents at the census.

In Skegby, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Skegby, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.1% of residents in Skegby were aged 15 to 64 at the census.