United Kingdom · North East · Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan district · North East, England · population ~307k · 100 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but very expensive to rent. Newcastle upon Tyne has a median house price that is 5.8 times median annual pay, which is below the regional median for affordability. However, median monthly rent consumes a high 40.2% of gross median earnings, the highest proportion in the North East. Crime is also a concern, with recorded crime per 1,000 residents significantly above the regional average. This option suits those prioritising home ownership affordability over rental costs and seeking a city with a large population, though school performance is slightly below the regional median.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Newcastle upon Tyne ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,000/yr
Very low
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
House price
£208,921
Affordable
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,206/mo
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,542/yr
Expensive
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Crime
109.2/1k
Highest
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Deprivation
29.8
Most deprived
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Schools
93.8%
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
100 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
91 of 97 (93.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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100 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 100 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne →Places with similar signatures
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.