5,530
Households
White Brit. · 75%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
115 · 8.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£160,071
Median property price
276
Postcodes
Overview of Benwell & Scotswood
Coordinates54.9755, -1.6790
Postcodes
276
Population (Census)
12,997
Households (Census)
5,530
Recorded crime · May '26
115 · 8.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Benwell & Scotswood
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.61 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.61 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Benwell & Scotswood
Property sales · Benwell & Scotswood
HM Land Registry · Benwell & Scotswood
Average price
£164,164
YoY: +2.3%
Median price: £165,777
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £152,666
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£220k£173k£127k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Benwell & Scotswood
Crime trends · Benwell & Scotswood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
59300
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY -41%
ASB
33170
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
1890
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +75%
Burglary
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +14%
Criminal damage
35180
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY stable
Demographics in Benwell & Scotswood
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.4%
Other White4.3%
Bangladeshi3.8%
Pakistani3.0%
African2.8%
+ 3 other groups · 10.8%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion35.4%
Muslim9.9%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4919.4%
50–6418.6%
25–3414.8%
65–749.3%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Other20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Any member 66+12.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 8 other households · 34.0%
Schools in Benwell & Scotswood
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bridgewater Primary School
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 6NL
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hadrian School
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 6PY
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Atkinson Road Primary Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE4 8XT
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Broadwood Primary School
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 7TB
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 7HP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 7PX
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 6JB
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 6AF
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE4 8XJ
Requires improvement
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Trinity Solutions Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE4 8XJ
0.8 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Benwell & Scotswood
Postcodes in Benwell & Scotswood
NE15 6AANE15 6AENE15 6AFNE15 6AGNE15 6AHNE15 6AJNE15 6ALNE15 6ANNE15 6APNE15 6ARNE15 6ASNE15 6ATNE15 6AWNE15 6AYNE15 6AZNE15 6BFNE15 6BGNE15 6BSNE15 6BTNE15 6BUNE15 6BWNE15 6BYNE15 6BZNE15 6DDNE15 6DFNE15 6DGNE15 6DHNE15 6DJNE15 6DLNE15 6DNNE15 6DPNE15 6DQNE15 6DRNE15 6DZNE15 6EFNE15 6EGNE15 6ENNE15 6EQNE15 6ERNE15 6ESNE15 6EWNE15 6EYNE15 6HANE15 6HBNE15 6HENE15 6HHNE15 6JANE15 6JBNE15 6JENE15 6JHNE15 6JJNE15 6JLNE15 6LFNE15 6LGNE15 6LJNE15 6LNNE15 6LRNE15 6LSNE15 6LTNE15 6LUNE15 6LXNE15 6NENE15 6NFNE15 6NGNE15 6NHNE15 6NJNE15 6NLNE15 6NQNE15 6NRNE15 6NSNE15 6NTNE15 6NWNE15 6NYNE15 6NZNE15 6PNNE15 6PPNE15 6PQNE15 6PRNE15 6PTNE15 6PUNE15 6PXNE15 6PYNE15 6QANE15 6QBNE15 6QDNE15 6QENE15 6QHNE15 6QJNE15 6QLNE15 6QNNE15 6QPNE15 6QQNE15 6QRNE15 6QSNE15 6QTNE15 6QUNE15 6QXNE15 6RENE15 6RFNE15 6RGNE15 6RHNE15 6RJNE15 6RLNE15 6RNNE15 6RPNE15 6RQNE15 6RRNE15 6RSNE15 6RTNE15 6RUNE15 6RWNE15 6RXNE15 6RYNE15 6RZNE15 6SANE15 6SBNE15 6SDNE15 6SENE15 6SHNE15 6SJ