Chirton

North Tyneside · North East · population 7,800 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,462 of 6,856 in England
  • #300 of 342 in North East
  • #29 of 30 in North Tyneside
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,745
Median age (est.)35
Density3,314per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above19%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 40%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 22%Other: 9%
One person 37%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 22%Other 9%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Caring & leisure 14% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Caring & leisure14%
Sales & customer service14%
Skilled trades11%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 54% · Christian 38% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Chirton is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,462 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 30 in North Tyneside. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (97) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £148,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 57% in five years (from 57 sales), 32% below the wider North Tyneside median of £217,310. Typical household take-home income is around £30,431 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 119 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 5 · #6,538
Employment 3 · #6,634
Education 7 · #6,346
Health 3 · #6,661
Crime 6 · #6,428
Housing & access 97 · #217
Living environment 53 · #3,227

House prices ?

£148,000median (12m) · -13.5% yr · n=57
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£148,00057-13.5%+57.4%
Detached£322,55011-3.1%
Semi-detached£160,00014-24.0%+14.3%
Terraced£145,50018-9.1%+54.0%
Flat£86,50014+5.5%+33.1%
This area£148,000
North Tyneside£217,310
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)£30,431±£4,443 · #6,310 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,395
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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

119 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 928 offences
North Tyneside76
North East97
England83

Rank #5,430 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences362
Theft170
Burglary35
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson135
Public order & weapons109
Drugs32
Robbery8
Other47

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 182 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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