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Ryde Appley & Elmfield · Isle of Wight

Ryde Appley & Elmfield: your neighbourhood

Ryde Appley & Elmfield electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 21% across Isle of Wight (1.3 percentage points higher).

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 no qualifications: 19.7% here, compared with 18.5% across Isle of Wight (1.2 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: 20.8% here, compared with 19.7% across Isle of Wight (1.1 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

29.5%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,131 out of 3,828.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.7%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

256 out of 3,827.

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People counted in the census

3,827

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,827 out of 3,827.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.1%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

884 out of 3,264.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

56.1%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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

1,002 out of 1,787.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

20.8%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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

371 out of 1,787.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

49.9%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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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

1,627 out of 3,260.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

47.3%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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

1,541 out of 3,260.

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

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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

186 out of 3,260.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.7%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

642 out of 3,264.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

392 out of 1,787.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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

1,077 out of 3,260.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

210 out of 1,787.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield

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

92 out of 3,260.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Ryde Appley & Elmfield ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

148 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 198 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ryde Appley & Elmfield 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: 20 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 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 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024203
October 2024172
November 2024212
December 2024181
January 2025160
February 2025155
March 2025180
April 2025133
May 2025141
June 2025203
July 2025166
August 2025101
September 2025100
October 202582
November 2025140
December 2025101
January 2026141
February 2026143
March 2026182
April 2026132
May 2026125
June 2026102
July 2026112
August 2026142
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ryde Appley & Elmfield
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime96
public order15
other theft10
drugs8
other crime4
vehicle crime4
theft from the person3
possession of weapons3
criminal damage arson3
burglary1
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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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 →