Neighbourhood · Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands
Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate
Newcastle-under-Lyme 016 · 4 sub-areas · 7,261 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (55/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (33/100)Liveability 24/100 · Bottom quartileResidential
Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate is a settled residential pocket of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The bigger gravitational centre is Birmingham, around 216 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
24/100
Bottom quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
A snapshot of Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £824 a month; broadband infrastructure is patchy — worth checking the specific postcode.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate in Newcastle-under-Lyme
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- The median monthly rent across Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate is £824.
- How safe is Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- 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 174 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 8641 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- The most common council tax band in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,834. Council tax is set by Newcastle-under-Lyme council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate to central London is approximately 262 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- 0% of premises in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
- What is the deprivation rank of Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate sits in IMD decile 8 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- 84% of households in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- The average property price across Newcastle-under-Lyme (the local authority covering Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate) 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate contains 4 local areas: Newcastle-under-Lyme 016B, Newcastle-under-Lyme 016A, Newcastle-under-Lyme 016D, Newcastle-under-Lyme 016C.
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Frequently asked about Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate a safe place to live?
- Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate has a safety score of 89/100. 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate?
- Public-transport commute time from Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate to central London is approximately 262 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate different from the rest of Newcastle-under-Lyme?
- Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate contains 4 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 Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate rank in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
- Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate scores 24/100 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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