Walker North
Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 6,663 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #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
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 21% · Caring & leisure 17% · Sales & customer service 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 21% |
| Caring & leisure | 17% |
| Sales & customer service | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Professional | 8% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 12%
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
Walker North 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. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (70) but weak on Employment (0). Typical homes here, about £117,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 22 sales), 43% below the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,162 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 91 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £117,500 | 22 | +6.8% | +33.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Terraced | £121,500 | 18 | +11.0% | +36.5% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,712 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,579 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 268 |
| Theft | 61 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 103 |
| Public order & weapons | 53 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 37 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 141 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Newcastle upon Tyne
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Great Horton & BrackenhillBradford1£117,000
- BurmantoftsLeeds1£115,000
- Toxteth ParkLiverpool1£100,000
- Washwood HeathBirmingham1£175,000
- Druids HeathBirmingham1£204,000
- Bootle SouthSefton1£113,500