Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NE1 3RJ is primarily male, with 58.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	30.9%	41.3%	10.4%	51.0%	-9.7%
Male	69.1%	58.7%	-10.4%	49.0%	9.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NE1 3RJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 86.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	86.2%	86.5%	0.3%	37.9%	48.6%
Married: Opposite sex	8.3%	8.7%	0.4%	44.2%	-35.5%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	4.6%	2.4%	-2.2%	9.1%	-6.7%
Widowed	0.5%	1%	0.5%	6.1%	-5.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (94.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	60.1%	62.6%	2.5%	48.4%	14.2%
Good health	32.7%	32.2%	-0.5%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	4.9%	4.3%	-0.6%	12.7%	-8.4%
Bad health	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around NE1 3RJ this area, 3.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 78.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.6%	3.8%	-0.8%	18.2%	-14.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	9.6%	-9.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	1.9%	-4.6%	13.4%	-11.5%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.3%	12.5%	-1.8%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	60.4%	78.4%	18.0%	33.8%	44.6%
Other	10.1%	1.4%	-8.7%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	11.2%	1.9%	-9.3%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	2.7%	-0.8%
Other Asian	7.2%	2.4%	-4.8%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	2.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
White	61.9%	79.2%	17.3%	81.4%	-2.2%
Arab	10.3%	1.4%	-8.9%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	1.8%	3.8%	2.0%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.7%	70.5%	15.8%	83.2%	-12.7%
European Union	8.1%	11.9%	3.8%	6.1%	5.8%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	3.1%	3.3%	0.2%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	28.7%	7.1%	-21.6%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	3.8%	-0.2%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.3%	69.5%	15.2%	83.2%	-13.7%
10+ Years	27.8%	6.6%	-21.2%	9.8%	-3.2%
5-10 Years	9.9%	6.1%	-3.8%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	3.1%	9.9%	6.8%	2.2%	7.7%
Less than 2 years	4.9%	8%	3.1%	1.9%	6.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72%	76.7%	-4.7%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Turkey	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	57.3%	37.2%	20.1%
Christian	26.8%	46.2%	-19.4%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Close was 671.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 414.3% higher than the Arthur's Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Close has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill and the 26th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 297.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 4.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,100

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in NE1 3RJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Close are based on 141 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Newcastle Upon Tyne.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NE1 3RJ

Average Price
£183,933

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£183,933

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Close

Average Price
£321,422

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£195,812

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£205,327

Other
£4,300,073

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 4 62 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2025-04-11	£165,000
Apartment 7 58 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£148,000	2024-08-19	£156,254
Apartment 1 62 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2023-08-23	£119,940
Apartment 2 62 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2023-05-24	£128,193
Apartment 17 62 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£297,000	2020-12-15	£363,958

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NE1 3RJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NE1 3RJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	130
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	12
Part-Time Employee	10
Self-Employed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	6
Looking after home or family	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Retired	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	16
Information and communication	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Education	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3
Construction	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashfield Nursery School 101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR	4out of 4	1,607 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bensham Grove Nursery School Sidney Grove , Bensham NE8 2XD	4out of 4	1,851 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL	3out of 4	1,900 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monkchester Road Nursery School Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2LJ	4out of 4	3,596 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School Summerhill Terrace , NE4 6EB	- not rated	961 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School Shieldfield Green , NE2 1XA	3out of 4	1,192 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School Victoria Street , NE4 7JU	3out of 4	1,193 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Prince Consort Road , NE8 1LR	- not rated	1,413 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hawthorn Primary School Park Close , Westgate NE4 6SB	3out of 4	1,643 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North East Futures UTC Stephenson Square , NE1 3AS	- not rated	232 yd	University technical college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Callerton Academy Blandford Street , NE1 3BT	- not rated	847 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX	3out of 4	3,510 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic High School Fenham Hall Drive , Fenham NE4 9YH	4out of 4	3,652 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Jesmond Park Academy Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP	1out of 4	3,654 yd	Academy sponsor led	-	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gosforth Junior High Academy Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE	4out of 4	5,047 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN	3out of 4	5,211 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
NCG Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA	- not rated	978 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gateshead College Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE	- not rated	1,060 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Solutions Academy Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ	- not rated	3,387 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Excelsior Academy Denton Road , NE15 6AF	2out of 4	5,431 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Northumbria At Newcastle Ellison Building , Ellison Place NE1 8ST	- not rated	1,188 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tashbar Boys Nursery Alexandra Road , Gateshead NE8 1RB	- not rated	1,318 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School Alexandra Road , NE8 1RB	- not rated	1,397 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Gateshead Cheder Primary School Bede House , Sunderland Road NE8 3HY	- not rated	1,535 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Keser Girls School Ely Street , NE8 1NR	- not rated	1,537 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
OLIVE COFFEE CO	56 Close	1 yd
Real Food Quayside	56 Close	1 yd
Kenny Atkinson ''House Of Tides''	28 - 30 Close	115 yd
The French Quarter	Arch 6 Westgate Road	174 yd
Sorcerer Coffee Ltd	Arch 4 Forth Street	194 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Quayside Bar, Wetherspoons	The Quayside Bar, 31 - 35 Close	99 yd
Wobbly Duckling	Arch 10 Forth Street	163 yd
Split Chimp	Arch 7 Westgate Road	176 yd
The Dubliner Newcastle	12 Close	177 yd
Bridge Hotel	Bridge Hotel Castle Garth	188 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Deli Central	Arch 9 Forth Street	166 yd
Camera Shop	27 Collingwood Street	300 yd
The Galley	The Galley, 11 Side	313 yd
Subway	Ground Floor, Collingwood House, 3 Collingwood Street	315 yd
Doyles Of Dean Street	23 Dean Street	350 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks and Spencer	M&s Simply Food, Newcastle Central Railway Station Neville Street	410 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's Local, Newcastle Central Railway Station Neville Street	410 yd
Heron Foods	Heron Foods, 87 Clayton Street	607 yd
Viethouse supermarket	85 Westgate Road	641 yd
Tesco	16 Clayton Street	720 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Le Club Newcastle (Closed) The Close	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	177 yd
Crown Plaza Hotel STEPHENSON QUARTER	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	421 yd
Vigour Gym 2 (Closed) Wellington Street	health and fitness suite	466 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Newcastle Gateshead) CURZON PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	521 yd
Body Zone Health & Fitness Club TRU KNIT HOUSE 9-11 TRU KNIT HOUSE 9-11 CARLIOL SQUARE	health and fitness suite	718 yd
Windmill Hill Atp ST. CUTHBERTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	731 yd
Springslite (Pandon Bank) (Closed) Melbourne House Melbourne House Melbourne Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	742 yd
Anytime Fitness (Gateshead) HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	787 yd
Eldon Leisure Centre GREYS QUARTER GREYS QUARTER	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts	802 yd
The Gym (Newcastle City) VACANT RETAIL UNIT VACANT RETAIL UNIT NEWGATE STREET	health and fitness suite	823 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	276.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	261.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.