Walker South

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 6,229 · 4 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,798 of 6,856 in England
  • #335 of 342 in North East
  • #32 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,189
Median age (est.)38
Density3,376per km²
No qualifications37%
Degree or above16%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 11%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 65%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 65%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 20%Other: 11%
One person 42%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 20%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 16% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure16%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant10%
Professional9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 4%Black: 5%Mixed: 2%Other: 4%
White 86%Asian 4%Black 5%Mixed 2%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 42% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,798 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #32 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (71) but weak on Employment (0). Typical homes here, about £125,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 35 sales), 39% below the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £25,514 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 141 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,743
Employment 0 · #6,839
Education 1 · #6,805
Health 0 · #6,819
Crime 5 · #6,524
Housing & access 71 · #1,993
Living environment 62 · #2,617

House prices ?

£125,000median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=35
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£125,00035+0.8%+25.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£132,5008-8.9%+15.2%
Terraced£124,000200.0%+18.1%
Flat£75,0005-6.2%+102.7%
This area£125,000
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)£25,514±£3,871 · #6,820 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,076
Price-to-income ?4.9×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

141 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 878 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #5,816 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences361
Theft149
Burglary28
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson128
Public order & weapons97
Drugs27
Robbery19
Other47

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 253 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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