Neighbourhood · Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands
Kidsgrove West
Newcastle-under-Lyme 003 · 6 sub-areas · 8,951 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (77/100)Watch-out: Retirees (55/100)Liveability 91/100 · Best 10%Commuter neighbourhood
Kidsgrove West is a commuter neighbourhood within Newcastle-under-Lyme — train into Manchester runs in around 59 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
91/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Kidsgrove West?
A snapshot of Kidsgrove West
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £824 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kidsgrove West in Newcastle-under-Lyme
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Kidsgrove West?
- The median monthly rent across Kidsgrove West is £824.
- How safe is Kidsgrove West?
- Kidsgrove West has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Kidsgrove West?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Kidsgrove West?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Kidsgrove West, of which 23% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3472 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Kidsgrove West?
- The most common council tax band in Kidsgrove West is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,736. Council tax is set by Newcastle-under-Lyme council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Kidsgrove West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Kidsgrove West to central London is approximately 117 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Kidsgrove West?
- 100% of premises in Kidsgrove West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Kidsgrove West?
- Kidsgrove West sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Kidsgrove West?
- 68% of households in Kidsgrove West are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Kidsgrove West?
- The average property price across Newcastle-under-Lyme (the local authority covering Kidsgrove West) is approximately £203,001, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Kidsgrove West a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,205.)
- Which local areas are part of Kidsgrove West?
- Kidsgrove West contains 6 local areas: Newcastle-under-Lyme 003C, Newcastle-under-Lyme 003B, Newcastle-under-Lyme 003F, Newcastle-under-Lyme 003D, Newcastle-under-Lyme 003A…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Kidsgrove West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Kidsgrove West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Kidsgrove West is £824. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Kidsgrove West a safe place to live?
- Kidsgrove West has a safety score of 49/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Kidsgrove West?
- 23% of schools within 2 km of Kidsgrove West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Kidsgrove West?
- Public-transport commute time from Kidsgrove West to central London is approximately 117 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Kidsgrove West different from the rest of Newcastle-under-Lyme?
- Kidsgrove West contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Kidsgrove West rank in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
- Kidsgrove West scores 91/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Newcastle-under-Lyme, see the Cities table on the Newcastle-under-Lyme page.
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