Nunsmoor

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 12,620 · 6 LSOAs

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

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,976 of 6,856 in England
  • #245 of 342 in North East
  • #22 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,294
Median age (est.)28
Density7,450per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above38%
No car or van48%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 25%25–44 34%45–64 16%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 29%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 23%
One person 32%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 16% · Sales & customer service 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary16%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 45%Asian: 36%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 8%
White 45%Asian 36%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Muslim 36% · Christian 29% · No religion 23%

Born outside the UK: 43%

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

Nunsmoor is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,976 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (36) and lowest on Living environment (8). Typical homes here, about £240,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 49 sales), 17% above the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,994 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 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 16 · #5,763
Employment 22 · #5,318
Education 11 · #6,113
Health 16 · #5,756
Crime 15 · #5,839
Housing & access 36 · #4,385
Living environment 8 · #6,298

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · +29.7% yr · n=49
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,00049+29.7%+31.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£276,00011-3.2%+51.6%
Terraced£265,00027+29.3%+39.5%
Flat£108,500100.0%+16.7%
This area£240,000
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)£34,994±£5,229 · #5,039 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,465
Price-to-income ?6.9×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 963 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #3,893 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences436
Theft92
Burglary34
Vehicle crime83
Criminal damage & arson112
Public order & weapons109
Drugs42
Robbery18
Other37

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 200 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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