Borrowing estimates for Newark and Sherwood, built from published survey rates and population figures.
86,900
Credit or loan holders
An estimated 86,900 adults in Newark and Sherwood held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 84% of adults in the East Midlands held at least one credit or loan product (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
67,200
Credit card holders
An estimated 67,200 adults in Newark and Sherwood held a credit card in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 65% of adults in the East Midlands held a credit card (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
18,600
Overdraft users
An estimated 18,600 adults in Newark and Sherwood were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 18% of adults in the East Midlands were overdrawn on a current account (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
31,000
Residential mortgage holders
An estimated 31,000 adults in Newark and Sherwood had a residential mortgage in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 30% of adults in the East Midlands had a residential mortgage (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
20,700
Buy now, pay later users
An estimated 20,700 adults in Newark and Sherwood used buy now, pay later credit in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 20% of adults in the East Midlands used buy now, pay later credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
6,520
High-cost credit users
An estimated 6,520 adults in Newark and Sherwood held high-cost credit in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 6.3% of adults in the East Midlands held high-cost credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
23,800
Low financial resilience
An estimated 23,800 adults in Newark and Sherwood had low financial resilience in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 23% of adults in the East Midlands had low financial resilience (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
9,310
In financial difficulty
An estimated 9,310 adults in Newark and Sherwood were in financial difficulty in 2024.
Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024
Estimate: 9% of adults in the East Midlands were in financial difficulty (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 103,428 adults aged 18 and over in Newark and Sherwood (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).
107,041
Residents aged 16 and over
The estimated population aged 16 and over in Newark and Sherwood was 107,041 at mid-2025.
Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025
ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.