Woolsington
Woolsington is a village in Tyne & Wear, England. It has around 9 restaurants and cafés, with 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station at Airport, 1 km away. There were around 15 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Woolsington 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
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 259th of 294 English council areas — better than 12% of them.
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 06:33Sunset 19:31
12h 58m 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
23 reported · July 2026▲ 35% YoY
- Other theft6
- Shoplifting5
- Other crime5
- Violence & sexual offences3
Neighbourhood team: Gosforth and Great Park · Northumbria
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle Crime
- Shoplifting
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
46 food businesses within 2 miles
- 44 rated 4–5 ★ (42 top)
- 0 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: Airport (1.0 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Blaydon (8.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£208,589 average▲ 6.7% YoY
Across Newcastle upon Tyne · to 2026-06
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 (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (9.7 km)
29 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
44 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Newcastle Airport (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
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)
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
- 7 listed buildings 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
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
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,600 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £30,979 avg
e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Food and Beverage Attendant
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
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:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership376 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office368 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases256 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills248 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- RAF Woolsington · 0.2 km
Royal Air Force Woolsington, or more simply RAF Woolsington, was a civilian airfield that was taken over by the RAF in 1939. It was returned to civilian use in 1946 and is now Newcastle International Airport.
Newcastle International Airport · 0.4 kmNewcastle International Airport is an international airport serving Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Located approximately 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Newcastle City Centre, it is the primary airport in North East England. In…
Woolsington Hall · 0.8 kmWoolsington Hall is a Grade II* listed country house in a 92-acre (37 ha) estate, in the village of Woolsington, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, north-west of the city centre, and immediately south of Newcastle Airpo…
Newcastle Airport Metro station · 1.0 kmAirport is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Newcastle International Airport in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened as a terminus station in 1991, following the completion of the extension from Ban…
Druid Park · 1.1 kmDruid Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Woolsington, north Newcastle upon Tyne in England. It is currently used for football and rugby union matches and was the home stadium of Gosforth RFC from 2007–2014. Druid Park…
- Callerton railway station · 1.2 km
Callerton was a railway station on the Ponteland Railway, which ran between South Gosforth and Ponteland, with a sub-branch line to Darras Hall. The station served Woolsington in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was opened in…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woolsington?
- Woolsington is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the Newcastle upon Tyne local authority.
- How deprived is Woolsington?
- The Newcastle upon Tyne local authority, which includes Woolsington, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.