South Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 9,491 · 6 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #882 of 6,856 in England
  • #27 of 342 in North East
  • #4 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,339
Median age (est.)40
Density4,548per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above61%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 10%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 6%Other: 16%
One person 34%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 6%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 47% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional47%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 88%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 43% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

South Gosforth is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #882 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (98) but weak on Living environment (25). Typical homes here sold for about £335,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 170 sales), 63% above the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,572 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 92 · #567
Employment 89 · #759
Education 98 · #101
Health 70 · #2,061
Crime 66 · #2,356
Housing & access 98 · #115
Living environment 25 · #5,160

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · +20.4% yr · n=170
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,000170+20.4%+4.7%
Detached£331,0006-63.2%
Semi-detached£335,00051-9.5%-5.0%
Terraced£438,50070+21.4%+18.1%
Flat£192,00043-1.2%+11.1%
This area£335,000
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)£47,572±£6,959 · #1,529 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,458
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 366 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #1,129 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences103
Theft72
Burglary30
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons46
Drugs6
Robbery5
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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