Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NE4 9LA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents 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	51.6%	49.7%	-1.9%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	48.4%	50.3%	1.9%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.9%	38.5%	-4.4%	37.9%	0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	37.9%	45.9%	8.0%	44.2%	1.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.1%	2.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	7.8%	7.8%	0.0%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	7.3%	4.1%	-3.2%	6.1%	-2.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.2%	46.1%	0.9%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	33.8%	33.5%	-0.3%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	13.9%	14.1%	0.2%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	6%	5.3%	-0.7%	4.0%	1.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 NE4 9LA this area, 28.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.7%	28.1%	-1.6%	18.2%	9.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16%	7.9%	-8.1%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	14.9%	-0.6%	13.4%	1.5%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	3.3%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.5%	12.8%	-2.7%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	16%	30.2%	14.2%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	4.6%	2.9%	-1.7%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	8.5%	11.9%	3.4%	1.1%	10.8%
Chinese	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.4%	5.3%	4.9%	3.1%	2.2%
Pakistani	7.8%	14.2%	6.4%	2.7%	11.5%
Other Asian	1.4%	3.1%	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	2.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	2.5%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	76.2%	56.9%	-19.3%	81.4%	-24.5%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.6% 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	85.4%	74.6%	-10.8%	83.2%	-8.6%
European Union	1.8%	6.9%	5.1%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	2.7%	-1.8%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	16.3%	6.0%	5.6%	10.7%
Oceania	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.1%	74.1%	-11.0%	83.2%	-9.1%
10+ Years	0.7%	19.6%	18.9%	9.8%	9.8%
5-10 Years	0.4%	3.4%	3.0%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	5.7%	0.6%	-5.1%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	8.2%	2.2%	-6.0%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	76.7%	-0.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
No passport held	17.4%	13.5%	3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.6%	37.2%	-18.6%
Christian	41.5%	46.2%	-4.7%
Muslim	33.6%	6.5%	27.1%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is NE4 9LA dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around NE4 9LA was 21.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.5% lower than the West Fenham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

NE4 9LA has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham and the 87th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in NE4 9LA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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

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 Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for NE4 9LA

Average Price
£383,792

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£383,792

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in NE4 9LA

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Fenham Cottage Fenham Reservoir, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Detached, an established residential building	£249,999	2010-03-12	£412,067

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NE4 9LA

Employment

NE4 9LA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	60
Retired	34
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	27
Other	23
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	8
Transport and storage	7
Education	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Construction	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	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	2,182 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL	3out of 4	2,329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bensham Grove Nursery School Sidney Grove , Bensham NE8 2XD	4out of 4	4,449 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newburn Manor Nursery School Townfield Gardens , Newburn NE15 8PY	4out of 4	5,427 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canning Street Primary School Wellfield Road , NE4 8PA	3out of 4	637 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Primary School Convent Road , Fenham NE4 9XZ	3out of 4	782 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School St Cuthbert's Road , Fenham NE5 2DQ	3out of 4	858 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Armstrong Road , Benwell NE15 6JB	3out of 4	966 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atkinson Road Primary Academy Atkinson Road , Benwell NE4 8XT	3out of 4	983 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic High School Fenham Hall Drive , Fenham NE4 9YH	4out of 4	716 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Cuthbert's High School Gretna Road , NE15 7PX	4out of 4	818 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Callerton Academy Blandford Street , NE1 3BT	- not rated	2,928 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Studio West West Denton Way , West Denton NE5 2SZ	3out of 4	3,160 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Kenton School Drayton Road , NE3 3RU	2out of 4	3,330 yd	Academy converter	No	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	4,690 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN	3out of 4	5,162 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity Solutions Academy Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ	- not rated	391 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
NCG Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA	- not rated	2,888 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gateshead College Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE	- not rated	4,773 yd	Further education	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	1,853 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hadrian School Bertram Crescent , NE15 6PY	4out of 4	158 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Post 16 Solutions Ltd. Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ	- not rated	391 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Newcastle Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ	3out of 4	395 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dame Allan's Senior School Fowberry Crescent , Fenham NE4 9YJ	- not rated	1,005 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bahr Academy 72 Sceptre Street , NE4 6PR	- not rated	1,786 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
Asturians Ltd	Unit 5, Condercum House, 171 West Road	63 yd
Samosa and sweet factory	Unit 6, Condercum House, 171 West Road	63 yd
Westgate Community College	Westgate Community College West Road	64 yd
Better Coffee Corner	Centre For Sport, Westgate Community College West Road	222 yd
Spice Hut	41 West Road	413 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fox And Hounds	Fox And Hounds West Road	607 yd
The West Acres Club	448 West Road	751 yd
Westfield Social Club	Westfield House Westgate Road	882 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Madina Grill	152 West Road	451 yd
Pepes Piri Piri	144 West Road	464 yd
Lasani Grill	134 West Road	506 yd
Greggs	114 West Road	534 yd
Oxley Fish And Kebab	30 Cedar Road	534 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Esso Service Station, 101 West Road	116 yd
Co-op	The Co-operative Food, 4 Cedar Road	615 yd
Asda	Asda The Adelaide Centre Adelaide Terrace	951 yd
Iceland	Iceland The Adelaide Centre Adelaide Terrace	951 yd
Georgia's Filipino & Oriental Food Supply	482 Elswick Road	1,068 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Soccerworld Newcastle WESTGATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WESTGATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEST ROAD	artificial grass pitch	108 yd
Centre For Sport West Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	221 yd
Trinity Academy Newcastle (Oakfield) CONDERCUM ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	312 yd
Sacred Heart High School FENHAM HALL DRIVE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	641 yd
Fenham Swimming Pool FENHAM HALL DRIVE	swimming pool	868 yd
St Cuthberts High School GRETNA ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	917 yd
Dame Allan'S Boys', Girls' And Sixth Form Schools FOWBERRY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	932 yd
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School ST. CUTHBERTS ROAD	grass pitches	939 yd
Atkinson Road Primary Academy ATKINSON ROAD	grass pitches	975 yd
Seena Health (Ladies Only) (Closed) Two Ball Lonnen	health and fitness suite	1,027 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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

Overview of NE4 9LA