M1 Junction 31: Aston (A57)
Junction 31 at Aston links the M1 to the A57 for Sheffield and Worksop. Aston, Todwick and Wales are the villages beside it. Gulliver's Valley Resort is about a mile and a half south-west and Rother Valley Country Park about two miles south-west. Roche Abbey is about five miles north-east.
Sheffield's south-east side and the villages around Aston use Junction 31, and families heading for Gulliver's Valley or Rother Valley come this way too.
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M1 Junction 31 Now: Accidents, Incidents and Roadworks
Live traffic news at M1 Junction 31
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 30 and Junction 32 that we are aware of.
M1 northbound Jct 30 to Jct 31 lane 1 closure (245/0 246/0)
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 11 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J30 and J31
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
This is the news for Junction 31 only, not the whole M1. For the rest of the motorway see all the latest M1 traffic news, the overhead signs and the speed limits in force now.
Updated 22:02 (10:02pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026
Live Traffic Speeds at M1 Junction 31
The speed strip below shows the M1 around this junction, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
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M1 J31 in Our Records
Every incident we recorded at J31 in the last 13 days was a breakdown or obstruction rather than a collision. Northbound, traffic usually keeps close to its typical speed through the day; the slowest hour is 08:00. Southbound, traffic has been running faster than its typical speed, even in its slowest daytime hour (06:00).
Average speed by hour of day at J31
Northbound
Southbound
Incidents per week at J31
The latest 5 here
- Wed 21 Oct, 19:24 (7:24pm) Broken Down Vehicle ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 southbound between junctions J31 and J30
✓ Cleared after about 9 minutes - Tue 20 Oct, 13:50 (1:50pm) Broken Down Vehicle ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 northbound at junction J31
✓ Cleared after about 31 minutes - Mon 19 Oct, 18:50 (6:50pm) Vehicle Fire ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 southbound between junctions J31 and J30
✓ Cleared after about 190 minutes (3.17 hours) - Mon 19 Oct, 17:22 (5:22pm) Broken Down Vehicle ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 northbound between junctions J30 and J31
✓ Cleared after about 73 minutes (1.22 hours) - Mon 19 Oct, 13:33 (1:33pm) Other ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 southbound between junctions J31 and J30
✓ Cleared after about 81 minutes (1.35 hours)
Built from our own records of National Highways’ live data for the M1 either side of J31: speeds from 13 days of five-minute readings, incidents from the last 13 days (we started recording incidents on 09/10/2026). Each incident is counted once. Updated every five minutes.
- Junction M1 J31, Aston
- Roads at this junction A57
- Nearest town Killamarsh, 3.0 miles south-west
- Junction before J30, Barlborough Interchange, about 5.3 miles in a straight line
- Junction after J32, Thurcroft, about 1.9 miles in a straight line
Around M1 Junction 31: Aston: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| Gulliver's Valley Resort | Attraction | About 1.5 miles south-west |
| Kiveton Bridge | Railway station | About 1.5 miles south-east |
| Rother Valley Country Park | Park or nature reserve | About 2 miles south-west |
| Kiveton Park | Railway station | About 2.5 miles south-east |
| Woodhouse | Railway station | About 3 miles west |
| Roche Abbey | Attraction | About 5 miles north-east |
| Shireoaks | Railway station | About 5.5 miles south-east |
