Listz area intelligence · England

Northumberland

A data-led view of living in Northumberland, bringing property, population, work, crime, energy and local services together in one place.

333,975Population (2025)
£150,000Median terraced price (2025)
72.8%Employment rate
70Median EPC score

Population

Age profile

45,135Aged 5–17
19,716Aged 18–24
191,538Aged 16–64
90,910Aged 65+

Population history

YearTotalAge 65+Age 80+
2021321,53282,28120,362
2022324,29384,28320,777
2023327,36686,25021,401
2024330,61588,46822,333
2025333,97590,91023,336

Property and affordability

Property typeMedian priceSalesFive-year growthPrice/earnings
Detached£350,0001,727+19.2%9.2×
Semi-detached£185,5201,632+23.7%4.9×
Terraced£150,0001,570+20.0%3.9×
Flats and maisonettes£110,000413+13.4%2.9×

Affordability comparisons require at least 100 recorded sales for the property type. A missing ratio does not mean housing is free or unaffordable; it means the sample was insufficient.

Employment and earnings

Labour market

72.8%Employment rate
3.4%Unemployment rate
24.5%Economic inactivity
2.9%Claimant Count rate

Median weekly earnings

£732.50Resident basis
£692.20Workplace basis

Recorded crime

MeasureRate per 1,000Previous rateCount
Anti-social behaviour16.719.65,577
Burglary3.13.41,045
Criminal damage and arson8.28.92,728
Overall recorded street-level crime69.774.423,287
Robbery0.40.4119
Shoplifting7.19.42,362
Vehicle crime2.52.6849
Violence and sexual offences30.332.110,134

Police.uk street-level recorded crime. These figures do not capture every offence or directly measure an individual's risk.

Home energy efficiency

Home typeEPCsMedian scoreRated A–CRated E–GImprovement
All homes77,9857058.3%13.3%13 points
Bungalows10,8076741.2%21.7%17 points
Flats11,1857271.9%6.8%3 points
Houses55,3417059.0%12.9%13 points
Maisonettes6526745.6%19.9%8 points

EPC records describe assessed properties rather than every home and do not directly measure energy bills.

Schools, healthcare and care

Schools

1All-through schools
11Middle deemed secondary schools
21Not applicable schools
127Primary schools
15Secondary schools

17 schools have a current Ofsted report card.

Healthcare locations

43GP locations
55Dentist locations
1Hospital locations
0Mental health locations

Older-adult care

35Care homes
34Nursing homes
40Home-care agencies
60Dementia support

Registered locations, not places, capacity, quality or care cost.

What this profile can answer

Use this page to compare the area's housing market, population, work indicators, energy efficiency and service availability. Individual streets and neighbourhoods can differ substantially from council-wide figures.

Sources and limitations

  • Missing datasets are returned as empty arrays and identified by availability flags.
  • Affordability eligibility requires at least 100 sales for the property type.
  • Crime data is street-level recorded crime and is unavailable for Greater Manchester.
  • School, healthcare and care-location sections currently cover England only.
  • Location counts measure registered locations, not service quality, capacity or cost.

Sources include HM Land Registry, ONS and Nomis, Police.uk, MHCLG EPC records, Department for Education, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Data is mapped to the current local-authority geography used by Listz.