Throckley & Newburn

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 11,057 · 7 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,947 of 6,856 in England
  • #163 of 342 in North East
  • #14 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,745
Median age (est.)44
Density1,124per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 28%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Skilled trades 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Throckley & Newburn is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,947 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (77) but weak on Health (20). Typical homes here sold for about £196,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 176 sales), in line with the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,355 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 66 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 29 · #4,851
Employment 21 · #5,434
Education 30 · #4,797
Health 20 · #5,475
Crime 30 · #4,831
Housing & access 46 · #3,679
Living environment 77 · #1,595

House prices ?

£196,000median (12m) · +18.1% yr · n=176
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£196,000176+18.1%+6.0%
Detached£325,00055-1.5%+10.9%
Semi-detached£190,00057+22.0%+8.1%
Terraced£147,50052+13.5%+19.4%
Flat£100,00012+4.7%+12.0%
This area£196,000
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)£33,355±£4,746 · #5,560 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,783
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 735 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #3,309 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences366
Theft65
Burglary35
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson95
Public order & weapons73
Drugs15
Robbery10
Other38

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 284 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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