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Chale, Niton & Shorwell · Isle of Wight

Chale, Niton & Shorwell: your neighbourhood

Chale, Niton & Shorwell electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 21% across Isle of Wight (8.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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 a degree or equivalent: 33.7% here, compared with 27.4% across Isle of Wight (6.3 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 65 or over: 34.9% here, compared with 29.2% across Isle of Wight (5.7 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

34.9%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,210 out of 3,463.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

185 out of 3,459.

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People counted in the census

3,459

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,459 out of 3,459.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.7%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,025 out of 3,040.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.4%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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

883 out of 1,594.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.1%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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

288 out of 1,594.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

52%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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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

1,582 out of 3,044.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

45.9%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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

1,398 out of 3,044.

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

4%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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

121 out of 3,044.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.4%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

530 out of 3,040.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

195 out of 1,594.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

38.9%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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

1,183 out of 3,044.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

158 out of 1,594.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell

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

64 out of 3,044.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Chale, Niton & Shorwell ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

94 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 101 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Chale, Niton & Shorwell 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: 4 mapped crimes in September 2024; 13 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 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202441
October 2024101
November 202471
December 2024101
January 202520
February 202550
March 2025120
April 2025110
May 2025155
June 202591
July 202592
August 202570
September 202570
October 202551
November 202520
December 202560
January 202691
February 202620
March 202672
April 202673
May 2026150
June 202661
July 2026153
August 2026134
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Chale, Niton & Shorwell
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime54
criminal damage arson13
public order10
other theft6
burglary5
vehicle crime2
drugs1
other crime1
possession of weapons1
theft from the person1
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 Isle of Wight →