Elswick North

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 9,735 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,675 of 6,856 in England
  • #320 of 342 in North East
  • #30 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,605
Median age (est.)30
Density10,233per km²
No qualifications38%
Degree or above24%
No car or van51%

Age

0–14 29%15–24 14%25–44 31%45–64 18%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 44%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 26%Private rent 44%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Process & plant 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Process & plant13%
Professional12%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%
Associate professional5%

Ethnic group

White: 42%Asian: 39%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 10%
White 42%Asian 39%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Muslim 41% · Christian 35% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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

Elswick North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,675 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #30 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (26) and lowest on Education (1). Typical homes here sold for about £115,500 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 30 sales), 44% below the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,447 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 3 · #6,675
Employment 5 · #6,490
Education 1 · #6,805
Health 8 · #6,325
Crime 3 · #6,675
Housing & access 26 · #5,071
Living environment 20 · #5,462

House prices ?

£115,500median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=30
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£115,50030-3.8%+23.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£146,5008+13.1%+22.1%
Terraced£155,00011+27.0%+77.1%
Flat£60,00011-6.2%+31.9%
This area£115,500
Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000
North East£171,000
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)£32,447±£4,943 · #5,836 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,011
Price-to-income ?3.6×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,086 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #5,257 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences433
Theft215
Burglary57
Vehicle crime62
Criminal damage & arson117
Public order & weapons99
Drugs51
Robbery15
Other37

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 185 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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