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Appleton · Castle Point

Appleton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 8% here, compared with 14% across Castle Point (5.9 percentage points lower).

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: 18% here, compared with 23.9% across Castle Point (5.9 percentage points lower).

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: 15.2% here, compared with 19.4% across Castle Point (4.2 percentage points lower).

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

23.1%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,536 out of 6,636.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

316 out of 6,641.

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People counted in the census

6,637

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

6,637 out of 6,637.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.6%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,233 out of 5,453.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,216 out of 2,533.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.2%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

384 out of 2,533.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.9%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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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

2,115 out of 5,443.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.7%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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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

3,194 out of 5,443.

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

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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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

141 out of 5,443.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

979 out of 5,453.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

204 out of 2,517.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.4%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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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

1,489 out of 5,443.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

85 out of 2,517.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Appleton

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

134 out of 5,443.

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Crime and safety

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

182 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 191 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Appleton 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: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Appleton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024210
October 2024142
November 2024102
December 2024251
January 2025171
February 2025141
March 2025131
April 202591
May 2025271
June 2025152
July 2025111
August 2025151
September 2025140
October 202581
November 2025280
December 2025162
January 2026141
February 202691
March 2026231
April 2026151
May 2026130
June 2026182
July 2026121
August 2026121
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Appleton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime116
other theft19
burglary16
criminal damage arson10
vehicle crime7
drugs4
other crime4
possession of weapons3
public order3
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.

Police data and method →

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 Castle Point →