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Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton

Middle area

South east Newark and Sherwood. 10,488 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 95 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 38% of people in Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£284,995
3,444th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,449
Joint 1,649th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
38%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across Newark and Sherwood.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences182
Anti-social behaviour119
Other crime113
Criminal damage and arson57
Shoplifting47
Vehicle crime30
Burglary16
Drug offences2
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton compares

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

Fernwood, Farndon & FiskertonMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from £173,000 to £487,500. The middle area is £250,000. Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton is £284,995.
£284,9956th most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from 6,707 to 11,768. The middle area is 9,449. Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton is 9,449.
9,4497th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from 0.0% to 44.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton is 38.0%.
38%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Newark and Sherwood · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newark and Sherwood13 areas from 40.8% to 99.5%. The middle area is 89.7%. Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton is 82.6%.
82.6%6th lowest

Is Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across Newark and Sherwood.

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

In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (182), anti-social behaviour (119) and other crime (113).

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 Newark and Sherwood

These figures are published for the whole of Newark and Sherwood, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newark and Sherwood and not Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton alone. See Newark and Sherwood

Average house price
£236,524
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,118
127th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton was £284,995 in 2025.

Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton had 9,449 usual residents at the census.

About 38% of people in Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.