May Bank

Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands · population 6,988 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,170 of 6,856 in England
  • #93 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #2 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,981
Median age (est.)46
Density4,649per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above32%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 4%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

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.

Income 88 · #800
Employment 79 · #1,410
Education 83 · #1,191
Health 51 · #3,378
Crime 77 · #1,602
Housing & access 98 · #108
Living environment 22 · #5,331

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · +15.8% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,000106+15.8%+33.8%
Detached£357,50010+13.0%+35.9%
Semi-detached£247,00056+8.6%+43.2%
Terraced£138,00037+7.8%+23.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£220,000
Newcastle-under-Lyme£200,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,057±£5,338 · #4,342 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,663
Price-to-income ?5.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 288 offences
Newcastle-under-Lyme73
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,350 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences153
Theft33
Burglary8
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons30
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other7

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 →

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