Southwell

Newark and Sherwood · East Midlands · population 7,610 · 4 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #416 of 6,856 in England
  • #27 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #1 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,558
Median age (est.)50
Density315per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 15%25–44 15%45–64 27%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant3%

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 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Southwell is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #416 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 13 in Newark and Sherwood. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (95) and lowest on Housing & access (61). Typical homes here sold for about £380,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 111 sales), 62% above the wider Newark and Sherwood median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,516 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 86 · #923
Employment 83 · #1,184
Education 94 · #409
Health 80 · #1,390
Crime 95 · #348
Housing & access 61 · #2,685
Living environment 72 · #1,890

House prices ?

£380,000median (12m) · +15.5% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£380,000111+15.5%+17.8%
Detached£476,25060+13.4%+25.3%
Semi-detached£290,00024-3.3%+16.3%
Terraced£261,25016+13.0%+24.4%
Flat£190,00011+9.2%+24.3%
This area£380,000
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)£49,516±£7,991 · #1,147 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,193
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 291 offences
Newark and Sherwood71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,101 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences111
Theft49
Burglary26
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons24
Drugs2
Robbery1
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 50 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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