Newcastle upon Tyne noise and liveability

Tyne and Wear. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.

Newcastle upon Tyne · one of 5 Tyne and Wear council areas

Schools are below average; flood risk is low and air quality is good.

Worth a look Schools, worth a look

Good here Air quality, good here Flood risk, good here

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5.4Sky Score out of 10; on every score here, 10 is best

Quiet skies: 3.0 / 10
Affordability: 8.1 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 5 of 5 here by price, cheapest first
Growth: 7.7 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 1 of 5 here by trend, fastest-rising first
Liveability: 4.5 / 10
Environment: 7.5 / 10

Noise and planes

Aircraft noise is moderate-high

Estimated from the distance to the airport and its routes, scaled by the size of its DEFRA noise map

Road noise is moderate

Postcodes over the WHO guideline59.8%

DEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB

Air and flood

Air quality is good

Nitrogen dioxide

Newcastle upon Tyne12 µg/m³

WHO guideline10 µg/m³

Fine particles

Newcastle upon Tyne6.2 µg/m³

WHO guideline5 µg/m³

DEFRA background maps against WHO 2021

Flood risk is low

Postcodes at medium or high risk0.13%

Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences

Living here

Recorded crime is 1.2 times the London median

108.8 recorded offences per 1,000 residents a year; the London median is 87.6.

ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year

Schools are below average

Progress 8 is -0.28.

DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average

Transport access is moderate

The national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station

Healthcare access is moderate

NHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice

Property

Average price

£211,255

Newcastle upon Tyne£211,255

Tyne and Wear median£160,518

HM Land Registry HPI

Price trend

+5.8% year on year

HM Land Registry HPI

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Where these numbers come from

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Newcastle Airport (NCL) runway 07/25 geometry, with the distance ladder scaled by its measured DEFRA Round 4 55 dB Lden footprint; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (4 of 4 inputs): DfE Key Stage 4 Progress 8, 2023/24 Revised; ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation

Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.