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Southwell · Newark and Sherwood

Southwell: your neighbourhood

Southwell electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 43.3% here, compared with 29% across Newark and Sherwood (14.3 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 11.6% here, compared with 19.1% across Newark and Sherwood (7.5 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 29.4% here, compared with 22.5% across Newark and Sherwood (6.9 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

29.4%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,619 out of 8,911.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

359 out of 8,914.

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People counted in the census

8,914

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

8,914 out of 8,914.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

43.3%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,295 out of 7,617.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.4%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,591 out of 3,755.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.1%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

418 out of 3,755.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

49.3%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,763 out of 7,639.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

48.5%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,705 out of 7,639.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

154 out of 7,639.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.6%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

884 out of 7,617.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

534 out of 3,754.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.1%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,528 out of 7,639.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

344 out of 3,754.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Southwell

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

171 out of 7,639.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Southwell ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

307 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 344 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Southwell ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 36 mapped crimes in September 2024; 24 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Southwell
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024364
October 2024335
November 2024234
December 2024285
January 2025227
February 2025224
March 2025334
April 2025232
May 2025325
June 2025399
July 2025234
August 2025308
September 2025236
October 2025334
November 2025263
December 2025253
January 2026313
February 2026261
March 2026285
April 2026192
May 2026240
June 2026204
July 2026287
August 2026244
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Southwell
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime129
burglary32
other crime30
criminal damage arson27
other theft26
public order20
vehicle crime18
shoplifting14
bicycle theft3
drugs3
theft from the person2
robbery2
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Newark and Sherwood →