Newark and Sherwood: local statistics
Newark and Sherwood is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 128,684 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Newark and Sherwood, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A Band D home in Newark and Sherwood pays an average of £2,682.10 in council tax in 2026-27, up £99.88 on 2025-26. That makes it the 3rd highest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,777.22.
The median full-time employee living in Newark and Sherwood was paid £765.80 a week before tax in April 2025, or £37,118 over a year. It is the 8th highest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands, and 6.2% more than across the East Midlands. Jobs based in Newark and Sherwood paid a median £711.90 a week, £53.90 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £461.90: a change of +66% before inflation.
The ONS counted 5,680 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Newark and Sherwood in March 2026, 5% more than in 2016. That is 44 for every 1,000 residents, the 14th highest of 35 in the East Midlands.
The claimant count for Newark and Sherwood stood at 2,100 in August 2026, or 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. That compares with 2.8% a year before. The five-year high was 3.7% (August 2021); the low was 2.6% (May 2023).
Police recorded 8,753 crimes in Newark and Sherwood in the year to March 2026, 68.0 for every 1,000 residents, the 13th highest rate of all 32 council areas in the East Midlands. That compares with 68.7 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 52.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A typical home in Newark and Sherwood cost £234,764 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a rise of 3.8% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it mid-table in the East Midlands, 20th of 35 (regional average £242,274). Prices are 42% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Newark and Sherwood (£37,118) gives a ratio of 6.3. That ratio is mid-table in the East Midlands, 21st of 35.
The ONS estimates that 128,684 people lived in Newark and Sherwood in mid-2025, a change of +0.6% in a year. That is 10,436 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.8%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole. That is mid-table in the East Midlands, 15th of 35. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 75.8% of Newark and Sherwood residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.5 points either way, against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 67.2% and its highest 82.9%.
Life expectancy at birth in Newark and Sherwood is 83.2 years for women and 79.4 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.4 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 less. It is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (19th highest for women).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 118,248 |
| 2016 | 119,388 |
| 2017 | 120,455 |
| 2018 | 121,025 |
| 2019 | 121,624 |
| 2020 | 121,831 |
| 2021 | 123,352 |
| 2022 | 125,035 |
| 2023 | 126,422 |
| 2024 | 127,863 |
| 2025 | 128,684 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £165,728 |
| July 2017 | £170,621 |
| July 2018 | £177,721 |
| July 2019 | £182,518 |
| July 2020 | £184,648 |
| July 2021 | £200,761 |
| July 2022 | £221,757 |
| July 2023 | £222,064 |
| July 2024 | £225,481 |
| July 2025 | £226,178 |
| July 2026 | £234,764 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £461.90 a week |
| 2016 | £468.40 a week |
| 2017 | £476.60 a week |
| 2018 | £514.20 a week |
| 2019 | £520.60 a week |
| 2020 | £580.40 a week |
| 2021 | £596.40 a week |
| 2022 | £613.60 a week |
| 2023 | £673.90 a week |
| 2024 | £729.10 a week |
| 2025 | £765.80 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,777.22 |
| 2017-18 | £1,849.34 |
| 2018-19 | £1,935.94 |
| 2019-20 | £2,024.20 |
| 2020-21 | £2,100 |
| 2021-22 | £2,171.02 |
| 2022-23 | £2,251.59 |
| 2023-24 | £2,357.07 |
| 2024-25 | £2,467.51 |
| 2025-26 | £2,582.22 |
| 2026-27 | £2,682.10 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 52.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 59.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 67.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 74.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 76.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 65.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 65.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 69.8 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 69.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 68.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 68.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 67.2% |
| 2016/17 | 80.1% |
| 2017/18 | 82.9% |
| 2018/19 | 71.2% |
| 2019/20 | 75.6% |
| 2020/21 | 73.5% |
| 2021/22 | 68.7% |
| 2022/23 | 77.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74.9% |
| 2024/25 | 70.3% |
| 2025/26 | 75.8% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.2 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,420 |
| 2017 | 5,625 |
| 2018 | 5,615 |
| 2019 | 5,630 |
| 2020 | 5,645 |
| 2021 | 5,610 |
| 2022 | 5,820 |
| 2023 | 5,835 |
| 2024 | 5,675 |
| 2025 | 5,650 |
| 2026 | 5,680 |
Questions about Newark and Sherwood
How much is Band D council tax in Newark and Sherwood?
£2,682.10 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in Newark and Sherwood?
£765.80 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Newark and Sherwood?
2,100 in August 2026 (2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the crime rate in Newark and Sherwood?
Home Office figures show 8,753 offences in the year to March 2026, or 68.0 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average house price in Newark and Sherwood?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £234,764.
What is the population of Newark and Sherwood?
128,684 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is life expectancy in Newark and Sherwood?
83.2 years for women and 79.4 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over Newark and Sherwood
Every body that makes decisions for Newark and Sherwood, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Newark and Sherwood council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Newark and Sherwood in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Nottinghamshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Nottinghamshire Police police force
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Newark: Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) MP
- Sherwood Forest: Michelle Welsh (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Amber Valley · Ashfield · Bassetlaw · Gedling · North Kesteven · Rushcliffe
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