Newark and Sherwood: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£354,327

Semi-detached

£209,699

Terraced

£172,825

Flat or maisonette

£105,674

First-time buyers

£194,666

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  103,146 in 1991 → 127,886 in 2024 (+24.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £144,972 in 2005 → £234,764 in 2026 (+61.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £316 in 2008 → £577 in 2025 (+82.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.1% in 2004 → 77.5% in 2023 (+1.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 2.7% in 2025 (+35.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,574 in 1997 → £25,093 in 2024 (+137.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Newark and Sherwood; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.4 out of 10 (2022/23) · 14th lowest of 363
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work62.2% (2021) · 49th highest of 374
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 90th highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 95th highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work3.0% (2024) · 316th highest of 361
• Productivity · Economy & work£32.1 per hour (2023) · 313th highest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£577 (April 2025) · 308th highest of 359
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.2 t per person (2024) · 291st lowest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Nottinghamshire, which includes Newark and Sherwood.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.9 years · England 80.0 · 72nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.2 years · England 83.8 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.9 years · England 60.9 · 97th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.7 years · England 61.3 · 99th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)336.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 81st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.3% · England 10.4 · 71st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.5% · England 64.6 · 111th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Nottinghamshire, which includes Newark and Sherwood.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.4% · England 68.3 · 97th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.8 score · England 46.0 · 57th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.4% · England 5.8 · 61st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.5% · England 19.8 · 86th lowest of 153