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Sherwood

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North Nottingham. About 15,575 people in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sherwood, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,818
628th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.4%
990th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Sherwood compares

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

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Population20 wards, Nottingham · 2021
Population: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 9,911 to 23,340. The middle area is 16,523. Sherwood is 15,818.
15,8187th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Nottingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 87.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.5%. Sherwood is 98.6%.
98.6%9th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Nottingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 2.6% to 8.4%. The middle area is 6.1%. Sherwood is 6.3%.
6.3%10th highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Nottingham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Nottingham20 areas from 59.4% to 90.3%. The middle area is 67.6%. Sherwood is 68.4%.
68.4%10th highest

Figures for the whole of Nottingham

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

Average house price
£190,200
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£30,798
3rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.7
20th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sherwood in brief

Sherwood had 15,818 usual residents at the census.

In Sherwood, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sherwood, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.4% of residents in Sherwood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.