Bilsmoor Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7BJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NE7 7BJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	51.3%	0.5%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	49.2%	48.7%	-0.5%	49.0%	-0.3%

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	43.3%	40.4%	-2.9%	37.9%	2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	36.5%	44.7%	8.2%	44.2%	0.5%
Separated	4.8%	1.8%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	8.7%	7.5%	-1.2%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	6.7%	5.7%	-1.0%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	42.9%	40.4%	-2.5%	48.4%	-8.0%
Good health	35.3%	38.1%	2.8%	33.6%	4.5%
Fair health	16.4%	14.3%	-2.1%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	4.4%	5.2%	0.8%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	2%	1.1%	1.2%	0.8%

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	27%	21%	-6.0%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.7%	10%	-8.7%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	10.5%	-2.6%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	7.9%	3.5%	5.3%	2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	10.5%	-1.4%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	20.6%	34.9%	14.3%	33.8%	1.1%
Other	4.4%	5.2%	0.8%	2.8%	2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	7.6%	13.8%	6.2%	1.1%	12.7%
Indian	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	85.2%	76.1%	-9.1%	81.4%	-5.3%
Arab	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0.9%	2%	1.1%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.5%	87.6%	-2.9%	83.2%	4.4%
European Union	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.2%	10.1%	1.9%	5.6%	4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.2%	87.6%	-2.6%	83.2%	4.4%
10+ Years	1.6%	8.8%	7.2%	9.8%	-1.0%
5-10 Years	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	6%	0.3%	-5.7%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.4%	76.7%	2.7%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
No passport held	17.3%	13.5%	3.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.8%	37.2%	4.6%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	18.3%	6.5%	11.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Bilsmoor Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bilsmoor Avenue was 50.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.7% lower than the Heaton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bilsmoor Avenue has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Heaton and the 314th lowest crime rate of 895 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,900

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in NE7 7BJ, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Bilsmoor Avenue are based on 44 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 Bilsmoor Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7BJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NE7 7BJ

Average Price
£189,323

Semi-Detached
£173,935

Terraced
£196,425

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bilsmoor Avenue

Average Price
£189,311

Semi-Detached
£191,314

Terraced
£188,559

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bilsmoor AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Bilsmoor Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-01-29	£220,608
21 Bilsmoor Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2025-01-10	£241,618
11 Bilsmoor Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2024-02-09	£161,543
15 Bilsmoor Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-10-25	£219,336
18 Bilsmoor Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£171,500	2023-03-10	£193,930

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NE7 7BJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	83
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	24
Self-Employed	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Education	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Other	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walkergate Early Years Centre Millers Dene , Walkergate NE6 4XW	- not rated	2,329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monkchester Road Nursery School Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2LJ	- not rated	3,093 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashfield Nursery School 97-101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR	3out of 4	4,786 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Battle Hill Nursery School Berwick Drive , Battlehill Estate NE28 9DH	- not rated	4,815 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brancepeth Road Nursery School Brancepeth Road , NE31 1SJ	- not rated	5,318 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ravenswood Infant School Ravenswood Road , Heaton NE6 5TU	- not rated	328 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ravenswood Primary School Ravenswood Road , Heaton NE6 5TU	3out of 4	449 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cragside Primary School Cragside , High Heaton NE7 7EL	- not rated	757 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton Heaton Road , NE6 5HN	4out of 4	1,091 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Heaton Road , NE6 5HN	- not rated	1,091 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heaton Manor School Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP	- not rated	393 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jesmond Park Academy Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP	3out of 4	462 yd	Academy sponsor led	-	Mixed	More About School
Benfield School Benfield Road , Walkergate NE6 4NU	- not rated	1,661 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Benfield School Benfield Road , NE6 4NU	- not rated	1,661 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic School Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE	4out of 4	1,838 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Western Middle School Forrest Road , NE28 8PY	- not rated	2,797 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN	3out of 4	3,192 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth Junior High Academy Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE	3out of 4	3,467 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth Junior High School Jubilee Road , Gosforth NE3 1DY	- not rated	3,575 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosforth East Middle School Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT	3out of 4	3,589 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	3,460 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newcastle Sixth Form College Westmorland Road , NE4 7SA	- not rated	4,398 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
NCG Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA	- not rated	4,542 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newcastle College Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA	- not rated	4,591 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tyne Metropolitan College Battle Hill Drive , NE28 9NL	- not rated	5,068 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Akhurst Private School The Grove , Jesmond NE2 2PN	- not rated	1,287 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Freeman Hospital School Freeman Road , NE7 7DN	- not rated	1,357 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jesmond Dene House School Jesmond Dene Road , NE2 2EY	- not rated	1,613 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newcastle Bridges School Cherrywood , NE6 4NW	- not rated	1,664 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
La Sagesse School North Jesmond , NE2 3RJ	- not rated	1,728 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dragon Pearl Cottage	11 Coast Road	236 yd
The Whale’s Head Coffee	413 Chillingham Road	361 yd
Monsieur Crepe Cafe	7 - 9 Newton Place	381 yd
Newadventurelands	Rear Of, 24 Benton Road	592 yd
Rugby Club (Medical School)	The Lodge, Heaton Sports Ground Cartington Terrace	597 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Corner House Hotel	Corner House Hotel Heaton Road	357 yd
Peoples Theatre Arts Group	Peoples Theatre Stephenson Road	413 yd
Northumberland Hussar	Northumberland Hussar Sackville Road	529 yd
Newton Park Hotel	Newton Park Hotel Benton Road	767 yd
Heaton Stannington FC	Heaton Stannington Football Club Newton Road	808 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
pizza 4 You	1 Benton Road	192 yd
Glazed	19 Coast Road	253 yd
Azzurri's/ Sunday Dinner at Azzurri's	404 Chillingham Road	315 yd
Holywell Pizza	110 Newton Road	420 yd
Pizzaholic	288 Chillingham Road	687 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Food	112 Newton Road	431 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's Etherstone Avenue	873 yd
Sainsbury's	209 Chillingham Road	888 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ravenswood Primary School RAVENSWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	410 yd
Heaton Manor School JESMOND PARK WEST	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	462 yd
The Gym (Newcastle East) BENTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	527 yd
Heaton Sports Ground HEATON SPORTS GROUND HEATON SPORTS GROUND CARTINGTON TERRACE	grass pitches	597 yd
Cragside Primary School CRAGSIDE	grass pitches	761 yd
Cochrane Park TENNIS 30M FROM 14 ETHERSTONE AVENUE 12M FROM ETHERSTONE AVENUE TENNIS 30M FROM 14 ETHERSTONE AVENUE 12M FROM ETHERSTONE AVENUE ETHERSTONE AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	777 yd
Heaton Stannington Fc NEWTON ROAD	grass pitches	872 yd
Manor Park Sports Ground WYCH ELM CRESCENT	grass pitches	1,069 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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