Morpeth South & West

Northumberland · North East · population 6,572 · 4 LSOAs

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

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #197 of 6,856 in England
  • #7 of 342 in North East
  • #1 of 38 in Northumberland
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,632
Median age (est.)52
Density1,726per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above49%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 28%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 55%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 55%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 3%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 7%Other: 22%
One person 24%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary4%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 36% · 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

Morpeth South & West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #197 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 38 in Northumberland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (100) and lowest on Health (70). Typical homes here sold for about £310,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 106 sales), 53% above the wider Northumberland median of £202,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,503 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 25 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 98 · #115
Employment 76 · #1,609
Education 98 · #135
Health 70 · #2,089
Crime 99 · #73
Housing & access 70 · #2,068
Living environment 100 · #5

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · +3.7% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,000106+3.7%+17.0%
Detached£380,00043+2.7%+19.5%
Semi-detached£280,00047+7.7%+40.0%
Terraced£277,50010-15.9%+21.4%
Flat£154,9756+10.7%
This area£310,000
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)£50,503±£7,385 · #975 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,742
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

25 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 163 offences
Northumberland67
North East97
England83

Rank #157 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences80
Theft17
Burglary13
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons15
Drugs1
Robbery1
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 39 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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