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Ringwood North & Ellingham · New Forest

Ringwood North & Ellingham: your neighbourhood

Ringwood North & Ellingham electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 11% across New Forest (3.5 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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 65 or over: 26.9% here, compared with 29.4% across New Forest (2.5 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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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Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 14% across New Forest (2.4 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.9%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

All usual residents

2,052 out of 7,626.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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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

369 out of 7,626.

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People counted in the census

7,630

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

All usual residents

7,630 out of 7,630.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.3%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

Residents aged 16 and over

2,125 out of 6,373.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.9%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

1,512 out of 3,095.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

434 out of 3,095.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.4%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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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

2,766 out of 6,373.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.1%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

3,449 out of 6,373.

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

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

213 out of 6,373.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,027 out of 6,373.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

All households

369 out of 3,087.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.5%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

1,941 out of 6,373.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

All households

226 out of 3,087.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Ringwood North & Ellingham

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

158 out of 6,373.

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Crime and safety

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

291 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 352 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ringwood North & Ellingham 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: 47 mapped crimes in September 2024; 33 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 · Ringwood North & Ellingham
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024474
October 2024302
November 2024315
December 2024360
January 2025261
February 2025271
March 2025192
April 2025224
May 2025294
June 2025280
July 2025347
August 2025230
September 2025311
October 2025232
November 2025283
December 2025241
January 2026210
February 2026151
March 2026203
April 2026240
May 2026263
June 2026162
July 2026304
August 2026330
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ringwood North & Ellingham
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime124
other theft36
criminal damage arson32
public order25
burglary20
shoplifting20
vehicle crime19
other crime6
drugs4
possession of weapons2
bicycle theft1
robbery1
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

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 project elsewhere in the borough may matter here, but its location does not prove who benefits. Only verified ward associations are attached to a neighbourhood.

No project footprint has yet been verified for this ward. See the council-area projects and their stated locations →

What could help across New Forest →