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Lake North · Isle of Wight

Lake North: your neighbourhood

Lake North electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.4% here, compared with 27.4% across Isle of Wight (7 percentage points lower).

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 16+ with no qualifications: 23.7% here, compared with 18.5% across Isle of Wight (5.3 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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: 23.9% here, compared with 19.7% across Isle of Wight (4.3 percentage points higher).

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

30.2%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,045 out of 3,457.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.9%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

238 out of 3,456.

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People counted in the census

3,455

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,455 out of 3,455.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.4%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

599 out of 2,931.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

62.5%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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

1,008 out of 1,614.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

23.9%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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

386 out of 1,614.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

49.2%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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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

1,439 out of 2,922.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

47.8%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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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

1,398 out of 2,922.

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

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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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

135 out of 2,922.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

23.7%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

695 out of 2,931.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

270 out of 1,611.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

35.6%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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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

1,041 out of 2,922.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

204 out of 1,611.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Lake North

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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. 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

85 out of 2,922.

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Crime and safety

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

243 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 243 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Lake North 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: 34 mapped crimes in September 2024; 18 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 · Lake North
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024344
October 2024281
November 2024203
December 2024160
January 2025120
February 2025141
March 2025233
April 2025181
May 2025130
June 2025222
July 2025232
August 2025204
September 2025211
October 2025201
November 202592
December 2025195
January 2026162
February 2026341
March 2026233
April 2026223
May 2026234
June 2026175
July 2026214
August 2026183
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Lake North
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime81
shoplifting74
criminal damage arson27
public order20
drugs14
other theft10
burglary5
other crime4
vehicle crime4
robbery2
possession of weapons1
bicycle theft1
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 →