Rothbury & Longframlington

Northumberland · North East · population 7,686 · 4 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,172 of 6,856 in England
  • #95 of 342 in North East
  • #16 of 38 in Northumberland
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,596
Median age (est.)56
Density9per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 7%25–44 15%45–64 34%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 10%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 6%Other: 21%
One person 30%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Skilled trades 18% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Skilled trades18%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 34% · Other 0%

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

Rothbury & Longframlington sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,172 of 6,856 in England, and #16 of 38 in Northumberland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (90) but weak on Housing & access (3). Typical homes here, about £335,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 129 sales), 66% above the wider Northumberland median of £202,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,106 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 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 79 · #1,417
Employment 72 · #1,938
Education 78 · #1,513
Health 72 · #1,931
Crime 90 · #684
Housing & access 3 · #6,634
Living environment 10 · #6,202

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · +11.7% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,000129+11.7%+39.6%
Detached£443,74872-1.4%+37.4%
Semi-detached£270,00024+20.0%+21.3%
Terraced£207,00026+7.5%+26.2%
Flat£170,0007-2.0%-5.6%
This area£335,000
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)£39,106±£5,676 · #3,687 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,385
Price-to-income ?8.6×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 275 offences
Northumberland67
North East97
England83

Rank #889 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences121
Theft19
Burglary30
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons45
Drugs5
Robbery2
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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