Elswick South

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 5,562 · 3 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,805 of 6,856 in England
  • #336 of 342 in North East
  • #33 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,534
Median age (est.)35
Density3,133per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above22%
No car or van60%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 14%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 10%Social rent: 70%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 10%Social rent 70%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 16%Other: 12%
One person 41%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 16%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Caring & leisure 15% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Caring & leisure15%
Sales & customer service12%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional7%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 32%Black: 12%Mixed: 3%Other: 7%
White 46%Asian 32%Black 12%Mixed 3%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 34% · Muslim 33% · No religion 26%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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 South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,805 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #33 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (44) and lowest on Income (1). Its typical home sold for £199,950 over the past year (from 33 sales), in line with the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,025 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 168 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.

Income 1 · #6,812
Employment 1 · #6,805
Education 3 · #6,647
Health 1 · #6,791
Crime 7 · #6,360
Housing & access 33 · #4,577
Living environment 44 · #3,857

House prices ?

£199,950median (12m) · -0.0% yr · n=33
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£199,95033-0.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£230,99816+5.0%
Terraced£175,0006+6.1%+104.7%
Flat£84,0007-8.7%
This area£199,950
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)£26,025±£3,835 · #6,799 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,247
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

168 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 933 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #6,028 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences318
Theft243
Burglary37
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson107
Public order & weapons85
Drugs32
Robbery33
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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