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Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a district council in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,334

Lower than 74% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£210k

Lower than 75% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

3rd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 6.6% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£744

Lower than 78% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 8% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.9

Lower than 73% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Joint 5th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van19.4%

Higher than 55% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

The highest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station12.1%

Lower than 84% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

8th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket78.9%

Higher than 59% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy82%

Higher than 56% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available71.7%

Lower than 68% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths64%

Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 7th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 1 point since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score42.3

Lower than 86% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Joint 7th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,956

Lower than 75% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

8th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding98.5%

Lower than 58% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Staffordshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 5th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents70.3

Lower than 50% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Down 10.2% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households4.7

Lower than 52% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year35.1

Lower than 71% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Staffordshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 8th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier89.4%

Lower than 67% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Joint 7th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents7.4

Higher than 68% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 13.6% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Higher than 62% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.6

Higher than 86% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

5th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women62.5 yrs

Higher than 59% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Staffordshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Down 1.4 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home51 ha

Higher than 81% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean8.6 µg/m³

Higher than 59% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 districts in Staffordshire.

Down 32.3% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Newcastle-under-Lyme shares a boundary with Cheshire East, Shropshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stoke-on-Trent. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Stoke-on-Trent£662
  2. Staffordshire Moorlands£685
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme£744
  4. Shropshire£768
  5. Stafford£791
  6. Cheshire East£898
Average house price, all homes
  1. Stoke-on-Trent£149k
  2. Newcastle-under-Lyme£210k
  3. Staffordshire Moorlands£228k
  4. Stafford£260k
  5. Shropshire£284k
  6. Cheshire East£303k
Council tax, band D
  1. Stoke-on-Trent£2,183
  2. Stafford£2,303
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme£2,334
  4. Staffordshire Moorlands£2,338
  5. Cheshire East£2,455
  6. Shropshire£2,528
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Shropshire47.5
  2. Staffordshire Moorlands55.4
  3. Cheshire East60.4
  4. Stafford63.1
  5. Newcastle-under-Lyme70.3
  6. Stoke-on-Trent110.3
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Staffordshire Moorlands1,835
  2. Cheshire East1,865
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme1,956
  4. Shropshire2,055
  5. Stafford2,281
  6. Stoke-on-Trent2,716
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Shropshire59%
  2. Stoke-on-Trent60%
  3. Staffordshire Moorlands63%
  4. Newcastle-under-Lyme64%
  5. Cheshire East65%
  6. Stafford67%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Shropshire4.3 µg/m³
  2. Staffordshire Moorlands6.2 µg/m³
  3. Stafford6.9 µg/m³
  4. Cheshire East7.3 µg/m³
  5. Newcastle-under-Lyme8.6 µg/m³
  6. Stoke-on-Trent10.3 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Staffordshire Moorlands6.5%
  2. Stoke-on-Trent10.1%
  3. Stafford11.6%
  4. Newcastle-under-Lyme12.1%
  5. Shropshire17.1%
  6. Cheshire East28.5%

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