Newcastle Town
Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands · population 8,711 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,201 of 6,856 in England
- #493 of 736 in West Midlands
- #14 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 38% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 15%
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
Newcastle Town is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,201 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (86) but weak on Health (8). Typical homes here, about £158,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 90% in five years (from 85 sales), 21% below the wider Newcastle-under-Lyme median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,279 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 245 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above 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 | £158,000 | 85 | +10.5% | +89.7% |
| Detached | £274,250 | 12 | -15.0% | +6.5% |
| Semi-detached | £217,000 | 23 | +14.2% | +14.2% |
| Terraced | £142,500 | 32 | +15.9% | +45.4% |
| Flat | £76,000 | 18 | +1.3% | -5.4% |
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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 ?
- #2,752 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 #6,281 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 874 |
| Theft | 474 |
| Burglary | 82 |
| Vehicle crime | 86 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 126 |
| Public order & weapons | 296 |
| Drugs | 100 |
| Robbery | 47 |
| Other | 47 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 453 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.
- Chorley EastChorley24£169,248
- South Murton & South HettonCounty Durham24£98,500
- BecktonNewham24£365,750
- Dagenham NorthBarking and Dagenham24£366,000
- Mitcham WestMerton24£400,000
- Wembley WestBrent24£450,000