Newtown Area Guide | £186k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
17,401
Households
4,856
Crimes · Aug '26
86
4,856
Households
African · 31%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 44%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
86
Crimes · Aug '26
£185,500
Median property price
597
Postcodes
4,856
Households
African · 31%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 44%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
86
Crimes · Aug '26
£185,500
Median property price
597
Postcodes

Sold prices in Newtown

England & Wales
Property sales · Newtown
HM Land Registry · Newtown
Average price
£189,028
YoY: -25.9%
Median price: £255,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sales · avg £65,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£343k£204k£65k
Sep '24Feb '25Aug '25Mar '26Aug '26
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 Newtown

England & Wales
Crime trends · Newtown

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY +21%
574124
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY —
16103
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1383
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

86
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Newtown

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,409
African31.2%
White Brit.13.5%
Bangladeshi11.1%
Caribbean9.4%
Pakistani6.5%
+ 9 other groups · 28.3%

Religion

Total residents: 17,425
Muslim43.6%
Christian28.4%
No religion13.1%
Not answered10.6%
Hindu1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,401
20–2418.5%
35–4916.4%
16–1913.7%
25–3412.9%
50–649.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 4,856
Other28.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.6%
Any member 66+8.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.0%
+ 7 other households · 24.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Newtown

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.86 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Newtown

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Newtown

GPs make up most of the mapped places

199 GPs · 47 Hospitals · 39 Libraries · 338 in all

  • GPs199
  • Hospitals47
  • Libraries39
  • Universities34
  • Museums19

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Birmingham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Apply for a primary place via Birmingham

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Newtown

Coordinates52.4937, -1.8980
Postcodes
597
Population (Census)
17,401
Households (Census)
4,856
Recorded crime · Aug '26
86

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