Cramlington South

Northumberland · North East · population 6,217 · 5 LSOAs

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

79Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,451 of 6,856 in England
  • #44 of 342 in North East
  • #6 of 38 in Northumberland
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,269
Median age (est.)54
Density2,226per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 6%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Administrative 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Administrative14%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

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 58% · No religion 36% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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

Cramlington South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,451 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 38 in Northumberland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (95) and lowest on Health (41). Typical homes here sold for about £175,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 97 sales), 13% below the wider Northumberland median of £202,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #13 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,496 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 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 83 · #1,163
Employment 65 · #2,377
Education 70 · #2,089
Health 41 · #4,056
Crime 63 · #2,562
Housing & access 95 · #348
Living environment 75 · #1,712

House prices ?

£175,500median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=97
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,50097+5.7%+17.8%
Detached£360,00017+2.9%+28.6%
Semi-detached£205,00026+10.8%+31.4%
Terraced£150,000360.0%+20.2%
Flat£78,50018-7.6%+12.1%
This area£175,500
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)£36,496±£5,227 · #4,537 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,106
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 ?

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

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 404 offences
Northumberland67
North East97
England83

Rank #3,217 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences200
Theft64
Burglary5
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons46
Drugs12
Robbery0
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 149 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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