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Southwell

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South east Mansfield. About 2,846 people in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Southwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,878
Joint 981st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Southwell compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

SouthwellMiddle
Population36 wards, Mansfield · 2021
Population: every ward in Mansfield36 areas from 1,357 to 3,863. The middle area is 3,097. Southwell is 2,878.
2,87814th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares36 wards, Mansfield · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Mansfield36 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 32.0%. Southwell is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage36 wards, Mansfield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Mansfield36 areas from 85.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.5%. Southwell is 88.3%.
88.3%3rd lowest
Claimant rate35 wards, Mansfield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Mansfield35 areas from 0.6% to 8.7%. The middle area is 3.7%. Southwell is 4.5%.
4.5%12th highest

Is Southwell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southwell at a rate of 196.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 116.9 per 1,000 people across Mansfield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southwell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (275), other crime (121) and anti-social behaviour (92).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Mansfield

These figures are published for the whole of Mansfield, not for each ward, so they describe all of Mansfield and not Southwell alone. See Mansfield

Average house price
£185,870
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,525
11th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.9
Joint 60th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southwell in brief

Southwell had 2,878 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Southwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Southwell, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Southwell, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.