Guide Post & Stakeford
Northumberland · North East · population 9,044 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,728 of 6,856 in England
- #144 of 342 in North East
- #28 of 38 in Northumberland
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Caring & leisure | 14% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 53% · No religion 41% · Other 1%
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
Guide Post & Stakeford is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,728 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 38 in Northumberland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (65) and lowest on Health (19). Typical homes here, about £145,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 149 sales), 28% below the wider Northumberland median of £202,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,782 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £32,929 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £145,000 | 149 | -10.5% | +30.3% |
| Detached | £226,000 | 27 | -13.2% | +15.9% |
| Semi-detached | £152,500 | 72 | -2.2% | +32.6% |
| Terraced | £115,000 | 41 | +8.2% | +32.9% |
| Flat | £52,500 | 9 | +98.1% | +75.0% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,782 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,720 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 273 |
| Theft | 138 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 74 |
| Public order & weapons | 58 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other | 42 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 187 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Northumberland
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- North ShieldsNorth Tyneside31£170,000
- Shiney RowSunderland31£175,000
- Worcester Town SouthWorcester31£210,000
- Redvales & HollinsBury31£232,500
- St Just & Land's EndCornwall31£314,000
- Stanwell SouthSpelthorne31£420,000