THE SQUARE, NE62 5BY House Prices & Local Information

NE62 5BY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on The Square, 0.4km from Guide Post in Stakeford. Administratively it sits within Choppington ward and the Wansbeck constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, NE62 5BY is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 43 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 40% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 47 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NE62 5BY are sourced from Output Area E00140141 (shared with 16 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.