City Profile • Local Authority

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local authority district comprising 8 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £221k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.5% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 81 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

125,297
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

8 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Newcastle-under-Lyme authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English90.0%
White: Other White2.5%
Indian1.4%
Other Asian0.9%
Pakistani0.8%
African0.8%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.2%
55-59 years7.1%
20-24 years7.0%
60-64 years6.4%
15-19 years6.2%
30-34 years6.1%

Top Occupations

Professional17.8%
Elementary occupations12.3%
Associate professional11.8%
Skilled trades11.7%
Managers and directors10.6%
Caring and leisure10.2%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright38.3%
Owned: Mortgage29.4%
Private rented: Landlord12.4%
Social rented: Other11.9%
Social rented: Council5.2%
Private rented: Other2.1%

Area DNA

family7/10
health8/10
safety5/10
homeown6/10
transit5/10
affluence4/10
diversity4/10
employment6/10
investment9/10