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Callerton

Callerton is a village in Tyne & Wear, England, with a population of around 1,000. There are 12 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Callerton Parkway, 2.1 km away. In June 2026, there were around 15 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Callerton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Newcastle upon Tyne area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 300,125 residents at roughly 2,646 people per km².

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
County
Tyne & Wear
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Police force
Northumbria
35/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 259th of 294 English council areas — better than 12% of them.

Low crime8
Home affordability87
Affordable rents36
Good schools63
Life expectancy23
Low deprivation23
Employment30
Low council tax23

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

12°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 11° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:34

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

37 reported · July 2026 32% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour11
  • Shoplifting7
  • Burglary4
  • Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Westerhope and Newburn · Northumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Vehicle Crime
  • Motorcycle-related anti-social behaviour

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

Road safety

434 reported road collisions (2024)

104 killed or seriously injured · 514 casualties · 14.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

120 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 105 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tyne estuary

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Callerton Parkway (2.1 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Blaydon (5.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£208,589 average 6.7% YoY

Across Newcastle upon Tyne · to 2026-06

Detached£403,134
Semi-detached£239,436
Terraced£207,886
Flat£129,028

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,207 average monthly rent 9.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £810
  • 2 bed £1,001
  • 3 bed £1,187

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · BP (9.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (9.3 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

86 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: RAW GREENE KING JINGLING GATE 1 (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 74 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,542 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,695
B £1,977
C £2,260
D £2,542
E £3,107
F £3,672
G £4,237
H £5,084

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

Schools

113 schools · 46,647 pupils

72 primary · 12 secondary · 29 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • St Mary's Catholic SchoolOutstanding
  • Callerton AcademyGood
  • Gosforth AcademyGood
  • Jesmond Park AcademyGood
  • St Cuthbert's High SchoolGood
  • Walbottle AcademyGood
  • Benfield School
  • Kenton School
  • North East Futures UTC
  • Sacred Heart Catholic High School
  • Studio West
  • Walker Riverside Academy

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

Care & health services

276 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes74
  • GP practices49
  • Dentists69
  • Homecare agencies49
  • Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Newcastle upon Tyne

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 1 listed building within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

270 applications decided

83% granted · 224 granted, 46 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Joe Morris

Labour

Hexham

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat (minority)

  • Lab 2
  • LD 25
  • Grn 23
  • Ref 23
  • Oth 4

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £16,120 avg

e.g. Bike Delivery Rider, Car Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

59% low-carbon electricity

Imports 41% · Wind 35% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 9%

12 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hexham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Black Callerton · 1.3 km

    Black Callerton is a hamlet and former civil parish about 5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, now in the parish of Woolsington, in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. In 1951 the p…

  • Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne · 1.7 km

    Denton is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Chapel House and West Denton housing areas. The population the ward was 10,500 at the 2011 Census, 4.2% of the total p…

  • Westerhope · 2.0 km

    Westerhope is an area in western Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was founded to provide housing for working families with sufficient land to grow vegetables. Westerhope expanded substantially in Victorian times with…

  • Walbottle · 2.1 km

    Walbottle is a village in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is west of Newcastle upon Tyne.

  • Walbottle Academy · 2.1 km

    Walbottle Academy, previously Walbottle Campus and Walbottle Campus Technology College, is a large secondary Academy in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is one of the largest secondary academies in Newcastle.

  • Callerton Parkway Metro station · 2.1 km

    Callerton Parkway is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Woolsington, in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It also serves as the railhead for the nearby settlements of Callerton, Black Callerto…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Callerton?
Callerton is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the Newcastle upon Tyne local authority.
How deprived is Callerton?
The Newcastle upon Tyne local authority, which includes Callerton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.