Newcastle West & Cross Heath
Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands · population 10,289 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,222 of 6,856 in England
- #496 of 736 in West Midlands
- #15 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 12%
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 West & Cross Heath is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,222 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (85) but weak on Health (12). Typical homes here sold for about £170,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 97 sales), 15% below the wider Newcastle-under-Lyme median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,223 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to 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 | £170,000 | 97 | +6.9% | +14.9% |
| Detached | £250,000 | 17 | -11.7% | +19.0% |
| Semi-detached | £182,000 | 47 | +1.1% | +19.3% |
| Terraced | £135,000 | 31 | -3.6% | +10.2% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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 ?
- #2,913 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 #4,709 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 523 |
| Theft | 149 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 73 |
| Public order & weapons | 109 |
| Drugs | 23 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Other | 23 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 267 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.
- East KirkbyAshfield24£182,250
- Boldon CollierySouth Tyneside24£145,000
- Middleton EastRochdale24£211,000
- Bentley RiseDoncaster24£127,000
- KemptownBrighton and Hove24£360,000
- Beeston EastLeeds24£167,966