May Bank
Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands · population 6,988 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,170 of 6,856 in England
- #93 of 736 in West Midlands
- #2 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
May Bank is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,170 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (98) but weak on Living environment (22). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 106 sales), 10% above the wider Newcastle-under-Lyme median of £200,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #53 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,057 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £220,000 | 106 | +15.8% | +33.8% |
| Detached | £357,500 | 10 | +13.0% | +35.9% |
| Semi-detached | £247,000 | 56 | +8.6% | +43.2% |
| Terraced | £138,000 | 37 | +7.8% | +23.2% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #53 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,350 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 153 |
| Theft | 33 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 |
| Public order & weapons | 30 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 44 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Brampton, the Stukeleys and the AlconburysHuntingdonshire83£370,496
- SawstonSouth Cambridgeshire83£402,000
- Alveston, Olveston & OldburySouth Gloucestershire83£440,000
- Milton, Fen Ditton & QuySouth Cambridgeshire83£463,000
- South WimbledonMerton83£750,000
- BalhamWandsworth83£775,275