Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1DL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NE6 1DL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.5%	50.3%	2.8%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	52.5%	49.7%	-2.8%	49.0%	0.7%

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 NE6 1DL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.5% 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	67.8%	62.5%	-5.3%	37.9%	24.6%
Married: Opposite sex	12.4%	14%	1.6%	44.2%	-30.2%
Separated	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	6.5%	10.6%	4.1%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	10.7%	8.6%	-2.1%	6.1%	2.5%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (69.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.1%	39.4%	-10.7%	48.4%	-9.0%
Good health	28%	30%	2.0%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	13.8%	15.8%	2.0%	12.7%	3.1%
Bad health	6.5%	10.1%	3.6%	4.0%	6.1%
Very bad health	1.7%	4.7%	3.0%	1.2%	3.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.7%	24.2%	-0.5%	18.2%	6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	9.6%	-4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.2%	4%	-3.2%	13.4%	-9.4%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	4.3%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	44.1%	19.5%	-24.6%	16.9%	2.6%
Degree or Similar	13.5%	41.1%	27.6%	33.8%	7.3%
Other	3.7%	2%	-1.7%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.8% 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)
Chinese	1.1%	2.8%	1.7%	0.7%	2.1%
Indian	1.3%	12.6%	11.3%	3.1%	9.5%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4.5%	0.3%	-4.2%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.9%	4.7%	2.8%	2.5%	2.2%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%
White	87.7%	74.8%	-12.9%	81.4%	-6.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.2% 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	87.5%	72.2%	-15.3%	83.2%	-11.0%
European Union	2.6%	7.9%	5.3%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	1.5%	3.8%	2.3%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	8%	14.5%	6.5%	5.6%	8.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.9%	72.2%	-14.7%	83.2%	-11.0%
10+ Years	4.3%	6%	1.7%	9.8%	-3.8%
5-10 Years	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	2.6%	12.9%	10.3%	1.9%	11.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.6%	76.7%	-17.1%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	11%	1.2%	9.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	16.3%	13.5%	2.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.7%	37.2%	6.5%
Christian	41.5%	46.2%	-4.7%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Shields Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shields Road was 716.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 151.0% higher than the Byker average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Shields Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker and the 23rd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 263.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.2%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,000

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in NE6 1DL, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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

Average property prices on Shields Road are based on 267 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 Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1DL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NE6 1DL

Average Price
£186,506

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£121,230

Detached
£417,166

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£364,916

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shields Road

Average Price
£594,977

Semi-Detached
£210,809

Terraced
£210,219

Detached
£410,615

Flats/Maisonettes
£116,937

Other
£2,785,290

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shields Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Post Office, 91 - 97 Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Other, an established residential building	£174,000	2022-12-05	£190,861
Butchers Arms Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Other, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-02-25	£566,563
77 Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2013-10-22	£90,728
71 Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Terraced, an established residential building	£72,000	2012-01-09	£115,241
73 Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	2012-01-09	£104,037

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NE6 1DL

Employment

NE6 1DL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in NE6 1DL 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	83
Retired	47
Part-Time Employee	36
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Student (economically inactive)	29
Self-Employed	15
Other	10
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Education	9
Construction	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	2
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Monkchester Road Nursery School Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2LJ	4out of 4	1,747 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashfield Nursery School 101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR	4out of 4	3,710 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bensham Grove Nursery School Sidney Grove , Bensham NE8 2XD	4out of 4	3,736 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL	3out of 4	4,150 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sue Hedley Nursery School Campbell Park Road , NE31 1QY	4out of 4	5,209 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hotspur Primary School Mowbray Street , NE6 5PA	3out of 4	467 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Byker Primary School Commercial Road , Byker NE6 2AT	4out of 4	552 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School Headlam Street , Byker NE6 2JX	- not rated	763 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Heaton Road , NE6 5HN	4out of 4	937 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chillingham Road Primary School Ninth Avenue , Heaton NE6 5XX	3out of 4	968 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jesmond Park Academy Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP	1out of 4	2,106 yd	Academy sponsor led	-	Mixed	More About School
Benfield School Benfield Road , NE6 4NU	3out of 4	2,361 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
North East Futures UTC Stephenson Square , NE1 3AS	- not rated	2,528 yd	University technical college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walker Riverside Academy Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW	3out of 4	2,767 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Callerton Academy Blandford Street , NE1 3BT	- not rated	3,047 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gosforth Central Middle School Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN	3out of 4	4,655 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth Junior High Academy Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE	4out of 4	4,738 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth East Middle School Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT	3out of 4	5,197 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gateshead College Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE	- not rated	1,574 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
NCG Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA	- not rated	3,223 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Solutions Academy Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ	- not rated	5,257 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,589 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newcastle Preparatory School 6 Eslington Road , Jesmond NE2 4RH	- not rated	1,703 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Grammar School Eskdale Terrace , NE2 4DX	- not rated	1,732 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newcastle High School for Girls Tankerville Terrace , Jesmond NE2 3BA	- not rated	2,160 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 6 Kensington Terrace , NE1 7RU	- not rated	2,198 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tazaj Fresh Chicken	73 Shields Road	24 yd
Mr TJ's	78 Shields Road	45 yd
Bobbys Grill House	78 Shields Road	45 yd
RestoLand	128 Shields Road	73 yd
Blossom's Cafe	109 - 113 Shields Road	94 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Butchers Arms	Butchers Arms, 62 - 70 Shields Road	3 yd
The High Main	63 Shields Road	78 yd
Bar 22	134 Shields Road	80 yd
The Old Post Office	204 - 208 Shields Road	255 yd
East End Liberal Club	25 Heaton Road	284 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jordys Burger and Bites	75 Shields Road	18 yd
Greggs	24 Shields Road	184 yd
KFC	Kfc Clifford Street	201 yd
Sauce dragon	147 - 149 Shields Road	221 yd
momo palace	7 Heaton Road	269 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	Morrisons Shields Road	270 yd
Kingdom Life Community Grocery	Heaton Assembly Buildings Heaton Road	380 yd
Iceland	264 - 282 Shields Road	412 yd
Sainsbury's	Ground Floor, 128 - 134 Heaton Road	628 yd
Asda	Unit 5, Newcastle Shopping Park Fossway	771 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
East End Pool & Library EAST END SWIMMING POOL EAST END SWIMMING POOL HADRIAN SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	372 yd
Elite Physique Gym (Closed) Unit 2 Unit 2 Ford Street	health and fitness suite	585 yd
Goldstar Gym Ltd 67-71 67-71 HEATON ROAD	health and fitness suite	599 yd
Byker Community Centre BYKER COMMUNITY CENTRE BYKER COMMUNITY CENTRE HEADLAM STREET		706 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Byker) NEWCASTLE SHOPPING PARK NEWCASTLE SHOPPING PARK FOSSWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	728 yd
City Stadium (Closed) Warwick Street	grass pitches	752 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	74.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	40.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	37.1%

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	79.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	71.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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