Neighbourhood · Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands
Newcastle Town
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011 · 5 sub-areas · 9,221 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (73/100)Watch-out: Families (41/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Newcastle Town is a settled residential pocket of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The bigger gravitational centre is Manchester, around 75 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Newcastle Town?
A snapshot of Newcastle Town
4 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; evenings out lean to pub culture rather than restaurants — 20 pubs sit within five minutes of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Newcastle Town?
- The median monthly rent across Newcastle Town is £824.
- How safe is Newcastle Town?
- Newcastle Town 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 Newcastle Town?
- 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 34 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Newcastle Town?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Newcastle Town, of which 35% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4404 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Newcastle Town?
- The most common council tax band in Newcastle Town is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,696. Council tax is set by Newcastle-under-Lyme council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Newcastle Town to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Newcastle Town to central London is approximately 130 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 Newcastle Town?
- 100% of premises in Newcastle Town are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Newcastle Town?
- Newcastle Town sits in IMD decile 4 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 Newcastle Town?
- 43% of households in Newcastle Town 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 Newcastle Town?
- The average property price across Newcastle-under-Lyme (the local authority covering Newcastle Town) 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 Newcastle Town 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 Newcastle Town?
- Newcastle Town contains 5 local areas: Newcastle-under-Lyme 011C, Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A, Newcastle-under-Lyme 011E, Newcastle-under-Lyme 011D, Newcastle-under-Lyme 011B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Newcastle Town
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Newcastle Town?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Newcastle Town 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 Newcastle Town a safe place to live?
- Newcastle Town has a safety score of 4/100. 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 Newcastle Town?
- 35% of schools within 2 km of Newcastle Town are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Newcastle Town?
- Public-transport commute time from Newcastle Town to central London is approximately 130 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Newcastle Town different from the rest of Newcastle-under-Lyme?
- Newcastle Town contains 5 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 Newcastle Town rank in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
- Newcastle Town scores 85/100 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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