Social housing in Newcastle upon Tyne
27.3% of households in Newcastle upon Tyne are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Newcastle upon Tyne?
Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 21st of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 122,848 households, 33,502 are social homes (27.3%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Newcastle upon Tyne compare with the UK average?
At +9.8 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Newcastle upon Tyne sits above the national level.
Newcastle upon Tyne at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Newcastle upon Tyne.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Newcastle upon Tyne has 113 schools — 106 state-funded and 7 independent. That includes 72 primary and 16 secondary schools. Of the 34 with a published Ofsted grade, 91% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 127 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Newcastle upon Tyne, offering about 5,446 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Newcastle upon Tyne sits in decile 4 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 38% of its 180 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £2,225 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore Newcastle upon Tyne
See Newcastle upon Tyne through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).