Blyth Town

Northumberland · North East · population 9,408 · 6 LSOAs

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

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,852 of 6,856 in England
  • #232 of 342 in North East
  • #33 of 38 in Northumberland
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,379
Median age (est.)43
Density4,369per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 17%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 43%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 11%Other: 10%
One person 43%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 11%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Blyth Town is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,852 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 38 in Northumberland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (99) but weak on Health (5). Typical homes here, about £129,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 135 sales), 36% below the wider Northumberland median of £202,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,271 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 172 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 25 · #5,146
Employment 12 · #6,065
Education 33 · #4,591
Health 5 · #6,510
Crime 7 · #6,394
Housing & access 99 · #73
Living environment 23 · #5,283

House prices ?

£129,000median (12m) · +7.7% yr · n=135
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£129,000135+7.7%+29.0%
Detached£297,50016+10.2%+46.9%
Semi-detached£182,50029+10.6%+35.2%
Terraced£117,00067+1.0%+40.5%
Flat£84,00023+21.7%+44.8%
This area£129,000
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)£31,271±£4,551 · #6,126 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,083
Price-to-income ?4.1×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 ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

172 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,619 offences
Northumberland67
North East97
England83

Rank #6,053 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences532
Theft501
Burglary62
Vehicle crime89
Criminal damage & arson155
Public order & weapons152
Drugs49
Robbery16
Other63

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 349 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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