Walkergate

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 8,799 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,331 of 6,856 in England
  • #191 of 342 in North East
  • #17 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,744
Median age (est.)44
Density4,120per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above23%
No car or van36%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 27%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Administrative 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Administrative13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 1%Other: 2%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 1%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Walkergate is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,331 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (90) but weak on Education (16). Typical homes here, about £200,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 38% in five years (from 89 sales), in line with the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,328 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 · #4,886
Employment 17 · #5,674
Education 16 · #5,763
Health 17 · #5,695
Crime 36 · #4,420
Housing & access 90 · #670
Living environment 34 · #4,502

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · -4.7% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00089-4.7%+37.9%
Detached£341,99615+4.3%+82.4%
Semi-detached£233,75042+19.3%+46.1%
Terraced£150,50028+3.8%+22.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£200,000
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)£31,328±£4,472 · #6,118 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,696
Price-to-income ?6.4×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 585 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #3,310 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences259
Theft37
Burglary22
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson105
Public order & weapons76
Drugs20
Robbery3
Other35

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 132 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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