Newcastle upon Tyne

7°CFog

• Today: 11° / 6° · 69% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:25

9h 11m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

• 6.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

251 reported · August 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences68
• Anti-social behaviour53
• Criminal damage & arson36
• Vehicle crime25

4 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon · Northumbria

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

465 reported road collisions (2025)

109 killed or seriously injured · 533 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 387 rated 4–5 ★ (329 top)
• 34 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Fawdon (1.7 km)
• 51 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£211,255 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across Newcastle upon Tyne · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,215 average monthly rent▲ 9.3% YoY

• 1 bed £814
• 2 bed £1,007
• 3 bed £1,194

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

5.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.7 times median annual pay (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

3,278 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · BP (4.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (4.6 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

149 charging locations within ~8 km

• 29 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Morrisons Newcastle Upon Tyne Cowgate (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches25
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

300,125 residents in Newcastle upon Tyne · 2,646/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 68%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK28,049
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK30,040
• Net moves−1,991

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 82 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

26% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,542 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (55% of 140,770)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

113 schools · 46,647 pupils

72 primary · 12 secondary · 29 other

Ofsted: 31 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

100 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Newcastle upon Tyne

276 CQC-registered services

• Care homes74
• GP practices51
• Dentists68
• Homecare agencies49
• Hospitals & hospices10

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Newcastle upon Tyne

• Not in the Green Belt
• 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

254 applications decided

89% granted · 226 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Catherine McKinnell

Labour

Newcastle upon Tyne North

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 2
• LD 25
• Grn 23
• Ref 23
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3,192 jobs advertised · £44,547 avg

e.g. Customer Service Advisor, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Customer Service Specialist - UKVI (International)

Source: Adzuna

£692 median full-time weekly pay

4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,762 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 151,348 certificates

11.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

59% low-carbon electricity

Imports 41% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 26%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.4 yrs women · 78.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.7 women · 60.3 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

9 GP surgeries · 15 pharmacies in NE3

• Roseworth Surgery
• Park Medical Group
• The Grove Medical Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newcastle upon Tyne North:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks255 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth198 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND196 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Reform regulation through the GMC to put patient safety and fairness first168 local signatures · 14,694 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases158 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne · 0.5 km

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  Kenton School · 0.7 km

  Kenton School is an Academy located in Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is near Kenton Lane in Kenton and provides education for students in Key Stage 3 – 5, specifically Years 7 – 11.

• Newcastle Reform Synagogue · 0.8 km

  The Newcastle Reform Synagogue, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Gosforth in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1963, the congregation is a member of the Movement…

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  RAF Blakelaw · 0.9 km

  RAF Blakelaw was a Royal Air Force station which acted as headquarters for No.13 Group during the Second World War and which was located in Blakelaw, Northumberland.

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  North Kenton · 1.0 km

  North Kenton is a suburban housing estate in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England, located north west of the city centre and to the east of Kingston Park.

• Cowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne · 1.0 km

  Cowgate is a locality in the north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It lies 2.8 miles Northwest of the City Centre. Initially it was in the Kenton ward up until 2018 which it was in the Blakelaw ward. The name is…

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