Prudhoe

Northumberland · North East · population 10,792 · 5 LSOAs

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

57Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,959 of 6,856 in England
  • #90 of 342 in North East
  • #12 of 38 in Northumberland
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,736
Median age (est.)46
Density1,201per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 22%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%

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 52% · No religion 41% · Other 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

Prudhoe is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,959 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 38 in Northumberland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (92) and lowest on Employment (42). Typical homes here sold for about £161,000 over the past year, down 11% across five years (from 132 sales), 20% 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, #230 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,415 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 54 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 48 · #3,597
Employment 42 · #4,008
Education 55 · #3,062
Health 42 · #4,008
Crime 53 · #3,199
Housing & access 67 · #2,267
Living environment 92 · #512

House prices ?

£161,000median (12m) · -10.6% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£161,000132-10.6%-10.6%
Detached£300,00031-2.0%+21.0%
Semi-detached£154,75054-8.0%+4.9%
Terraced£125,00037+4.6%+13.6%
Flat£103,75010+28.7%
This area£161,000
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)£36,415±£5,181 · #4,566 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,578
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

54 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 588 offences
Northumberland67
North East97
England83

Rank #2,455 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences258
Theft102
Burglary40
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson76
Public order & weapons53
Drugs13
Robbery2
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 151 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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