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Freshwater North & Yarmouth · Isle of Wight

Freshwater North & Yarmouth: your neighbourhood

Freshwater North & Yarmouth electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 43.5% here, compared with 29.2% across Isle of Wight (14.3 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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Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 21% across Isle of Wight (6 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 16.4% here, compared with 19.7% across Isle of Wight (3.3 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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

43.5%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,341 out of 3,081.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.9%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

212 out of 3,078.

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People counted in the census

3,080

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,080 out of 3,080.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.5%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

850 out of 2,784.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

53.6%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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

833 out of 1,555.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.4%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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

255 out of 1,555.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

58.9%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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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

1,641 out of 2,784.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

38.8%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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

1,081 out of 2,784.

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

4.9%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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

137 out of 2,784.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

502 out of 2,784.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

227 out of 1,553.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

46.2%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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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

1,287 out of 2,784.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

174 out of 1,553.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth

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

62 out of 2,784.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Freshwater North & Yarmouth ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

120 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 149 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Freshwater North & Yarmouth 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: 15 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 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024151
October 2024101
November 202491
December 2024150
January 202560
February 202581
March 2025160
April 2025130
May 2025150
June 202560
July 2025200
August 2025162
September 2025121
October 2025130
November 202540
December 2025133
January 2026100
February 202662
March 202680
April 2026100
May 2026110
June 202680
July 2026125
August 2026134
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Freshwater North & Yarmouth
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime64
public order15
criminal damage arson11
other theft11
burglary6
vehicle crime5
other crime3
drugs2
shoplifting1
bicycle theft1
possession of weapons1
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.

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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 →