Newburn’s story
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Newburn’s built-up area.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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NewburnTyne and Wear
The village has 1,475 residents and lies in Tyne and Wear, North East.
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Photo: Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,475
Census 2021 · Newcastle upon Tyne council
Median home
£125K
57 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.3
19% are 65+ · Tyne and Wear 19%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
25%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Newburn a good place to live?
Walkability is its strong suit — on the way to work, 25% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. It also does well on schools — primary results beat nearly three quarters of towns in England; secondary results beat 57% of towns in England. The median home sold for £125,000, 2.7 times what households in the Newcastle upon Tyne council area earn in a year. Safety is its weak spot (D−): 52 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 29.9 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has more crime per resident than 98%. Health is weaker too: life expectancy 78.6 for men, 82.1 for women. Work and incomes lag: households earn a mean £40,498 a year, and 5.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Newburn has its subject grades alone.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
How Newburn grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Newburn is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentD−Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →Jobs & incomeAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 74% of towns in England; secondary results beat 57% of towns in EnglandB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAbove the middle of the towns comparedB+Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 12.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsAOpen →Civic life2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Newburn stand out
The 3 things Newburn does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Michael and All Angels; 2.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
55% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£1,215 a month
Average private rent, 31% of what households in the area earn: more than in 96% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Newcastle upon Tyne council area.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Newburn.
Safety
Newburn records more crime per resident than 97% of UK towns
52violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearD−Safety Grade
Police figures for Newburn’s built-up area: 159 crimes and 85 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 52.9 reports per 1,000, above both Tyne and Wear’s towns (18) and England’s towns (7.8). 41% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 2% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual65
Public order24
Damage & arson19
Burglary12
Other theft11
Vehicle crime11
Other crime8
Shoplifting3
Anti-social85
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
52
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
29.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
52.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
159
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Commuters in Newburn travel far: only 29% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Tyne and Wear’s towns and England’s towns
25%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Each working resident is matched by 1.1 jobs in Newburn. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. At the census, 72% of commuters went by car.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving72%
Bus14%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Underground, tram1%
29%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£40K
mean household income, before tax
5.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 90% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
More people in Newburn live with a disability than in Tyne and Wear’s towns or across England’s towns: 26%
72%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
Of the 42 towns in Tyne and Wear, Newburn has the largest share in bad or very bad health: 10%. Asked at the census, 72% of residents of Newburn said they were in good or very good health. Women here live to 82.1 on average and men to 78.6 (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Newburn | Tyne and Wear | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 7.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 21% | 17% |
78.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Newburn is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than in both Tyne and Wear’s towns and England’s towns
10listed buildingsB+History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Newburn’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I. Homes built before 1919 account for 32% of the housing. It has 10 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II9
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
32%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
68
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C
Social housing is more common in Newburn than in Tyne and Wear’s towns or across England’s towns, at 42% of households
£125Kmedian sale
Owners make up 40% of households, lower than both Tyne and Wear’s towns (57%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,215 a month across the Newcastle upon Tyne council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 57 homes sold inside Newburn’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £125,000.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Newburn£125K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £178,500 | 6 |
| Terraced | £125,550 | 40 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | 8 |
40%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,215
average private rent a month, Newcastle upon Tyne council area
£2,541
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Newburn, fewer than in both Tyne and Wear’s towns and England’s towns
43.3median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, lower than both Tyne and Wear’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Newburn in two is 43.3. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
NewburnTyne and WearEngland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Newburn | Tyne and Wear | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Tyne and Wear and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Newburn
15pages on Newburn
The big questions
SafetyD−52 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £125K · rent £1,215 a monthHousing23 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mill ValeSchoolsB+HealthDLife expectancy 78.6 (men), 82.1 (women)Work & commuteD42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Newburn Hall Motor Museum and 5 more in and around Newburn
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Newburn. Best known first.
MuseumNewburn Hall Motor Museumin town
Museum · National TrustGeorge Stephenson's Birthplace3.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumPath Head Watermill1.2 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteBenwell Vallum Crossing3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumRailway Museum4.6 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteDenton Burn Hadrian's Wall1.8 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Newburn Hall Motor Museum: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stephenson's Birthplace: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Newburn
16 notable people were born in Newburn.
B
Billy AllenEnglish footballer (1917-1981)R
Ralph AllenAssociation football player (1906-1981)D
Dave BlakeyEnglish professional footballer (1929-2014)N
Norman CallenderEnglish footballer (1924-1990)Photo credits
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain
About Newburn
Village in Tyne and Wear, England
Newburn is a built-up area of 1,475 people, in the Newcastle upon Tyne council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,475 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Region
- North East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000085
Newburn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
RytonThrockleyBlaydonHeddon-on-the-WallCrawcrook and GreensideWylamWhickhamNewburn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburn | 1,475 | — | — | C | D− | D |
| Ryton | 8,804 | 1 | B− | C | C+ | C+ |
| Throckley | 6,207 | 1 | C | C− | C− | C− |
| Blaydon | 14,237 | 2 | C− | B− | D | D |
| Heddon-on-the-Wall | 1,300 | 2.2 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 7,544 | 2.3 | B+ | B− | B | C |
| Wylam | 1,661 | 3.3 | — | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Whickham | 15,680 | 3.6 | B | C | B | B− |
Heddon-on-the-Wall and Wylam have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Newburn
Is Newburn expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £125,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £100,000, terraced houses £125,550 and semi-detached houses £178,500. Household incomes are lower than in 93% of UK towns, so cost of living grades C.
How many listed buildings are there in Newburn?
That is 2.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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