Kenton

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 11,936 · 7 LSOAs

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

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,962 of 6,856 in England
  • #244 of 342 in North East
  • #21 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,805
Median age (est.)37
Density3,400per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above32%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 39%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 39%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 17%Other: 12%
One person 32%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 17%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 9%Black: 6%Mixed: 2%Other: 4%
White 79%Asian 9%Black 6%Mixed 2%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 41% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Kenton is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,962 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (68) but weak on Employment (10). Typical homes here sold for about £184,500 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 98 sales), 10% below the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,450 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 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.

Income 13 · #5,941
Employment 10 · #6,174
Education 16 · #5,777
Health 10 · #6,133
Crime 21 · #5,414
Housing & access 61 · #2,692
Living environment 68 · #2,178

House prices ?

£184,500median (12m) · +3.4% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£184,50098+3.4%+9.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£220,25036+22.0%+11.2%
Terraced£170,00043-2.9%+35.5%
Flat£205,00019+5.1%+81.4%
This area£184,500
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)£36,450±£5,276 · #4,554 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,648
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 978 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #4,162 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences416
Theft192
Burglary31
Vehicle crime49
Criminal damage & arson91
Public order & weapons107
Drugs21
Robbery16
Other55

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 270 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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