City Profile • Local Authority

Northumberland

Northumberland is a local authority district comprising 35 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £236k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 80 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)

324,362
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

35 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Northumberland authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English96.1%
White: Other White1.2%
Indian0.4%
White and Asian0.3%
White: Irish0.3%
Other Asian0.3%

Age Profile

55-59 years8.0%
60-64 years7.7%
50-54 years7.2%
70-74 years7.2%
65-69 years7.0%
45-49 years6.1%

Top Occupations

Professional17.6%
Managers and directors12.4%
Associate professional12.1%
Skilled trades12.0%
Caring and leisure11.0%
Elementary occupations9.8%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright38.6%
Owned: Mortgage26.6%
Private rented: Landlord13.7%
Social rented: Council9.3%
Social rented: Other8.5%
Private rented: Other2.7%

Area DNA

family4/10
health2/10
safety5/10
homeown5/10
transit3/10
affluence3/10
diversity1/10
employment2/10
investment9/10