Berwick-upon-Tweed Town

Northumberland · North East · population 9,227 · 6 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,071 of 6,856 in England
  • #170 of 342 in North East
  • #30 of 38 in Northumberland
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,195
Median age (est.)47
Density1,618per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above22%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 28%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 15% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Elementary15%
Sales & customer service14%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Professional9%
Managers & directors9%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Berwick-upon-Tweed Town is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,071 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 38 in Northumberland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (57) and lowest on Education (14). Typical homes here sold for about £146,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 119 sales), 28% below the wider Northumberland median of £202,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,679 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 74 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.

Income 30 · #4,803
Employment 24 · #5,228
Education 14 · #5,893
Health 22 · #5,338
Crime 33 · #4,584
Housing & access 57 · #2,918
Living environment 40 · #4,084

House prices ?

£146,000median (12m) · +4.3% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£146,000119+4.3%+21.7%
Detached£198,5006-22.2%-6.0%
Semi-detached£153,50020+5.1%+30.1%
Terraced£148,00064+9.6%+23.3%
Flat£125,00029+11.6%+18.5%
This area£146,000
Northumberland£202,000
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)£30,679±£4,410 · #6,268 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,980
Price-to-income ?4.8×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 ?

65Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 684 offences
Northumberland67
North East97
England83

Rank #3,783 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences313
Theft99
Burglary23
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson96
Public order & weapons67
Drugs21
Robbery2
Other35

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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