Newark South West

Newark and Sherwood · East Midlands · population 8,388 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,557 of 6,856 in England
  • #475 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #13 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,218
Median age (est.)43
Density3,281per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 27%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 12% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Newark South West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,557 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (87) but weak on Employment (12). Typical homes here, about £206,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 93 sales), 12% below the wider Newark and Sherwood median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,533 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 19 · #5,544
Employment 12 · #6,030
Education 13 · #5,989
Health 23 · #5,263
Crime 20 · #5,509
Housing & access 77 · #1,602
Living environment 87 · #896

House prices ?

£206,000median (12m) · +5.6% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£206,00093+5.6%+25.6%
Detached£250,00032-19.4%+3.1%
Semi-detached£209,00040+10.0%+39.3%
Terraced£161,75018-2.6%+18.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£206,000
Newark and Sherwood£235,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,533±£4,975 · #5,183 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,900
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 691 offences
Newark and Sherwood71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,195 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences350
Theft67
Burglary27
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson108
Public order & weapons56
Drugs10
Robbery5
Other40

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 159 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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