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The Wolds

Ward

North east Charnwood. About 3,247 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 46 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 73% of people in The Wolds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,252
1,319th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
73%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
10.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How The Wolds compares

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

The WoldsMiddle
Population24 wards, Charnwood · 2021
Population: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 1,468 to 12,622. The middle area is 7,872. The Wolds is 3,252.
3,2523rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Charnwood · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 20.0%. The Wolds is 73.0%.
73%joint 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Charnwood · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 10.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.5%. The Wolds is 10.8%.
10.8%lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Charnwood · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Charnwood24 areas from 1.0% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.3%. The Wolds is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 5th lowest

Is The Wolds safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Wolds at a rate of 53.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.7 per 1,000 people across Charnwood.

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

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in The Wolds.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (67), other crime (29) and vehicle crime (24).

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 Charnwood

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

Average house price
£270,351
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,078
162nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.1×
Joint 167th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.3
69th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
The Wolds in brief

The Wolds had 3,252 usual residents at the census.

About 73% of people in The Wolds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In The Wolds, 10.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In The Wolds, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.