Northumberland: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£372,800

Semi-detached

£205,196

Terraced

£171,976

Flat or maisonette

£105,668

First-time buyers

£174,820

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  305,521 in 1991 → 331,420 in 2024 (+8.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £140,538 in 2005 → £212,563 in 2026 (+51.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £342 in 2008 → £591 in 2025 (+72.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  71.4% in 2004 → 70.8% in 2023 (−0.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.0% in 2001 → 2.9% in 2025 (−3.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,074 in 1997 → £24,195 in 2024 (+140.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

39 official indicators are published for Northumberland; 32 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 35th lowest of 363
• Housing affordability · Housing5.4× earnings (April 2025) · 37th lowest of 316
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access238.4 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 57th highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 69th highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access96.6% (January 2026) · 340th highest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing33.4% (2024/25) · 252nd lowest of 296
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work26.2% (2023) · 288th lowest of 348
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access55% (May 2024) · 264th highest of 318

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.6 years · England 80.0 · 78th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.3 years · England 83.8 · 86th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.8 years · England 60.9 · 81st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.9 years · England 61.3 · 84th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)318.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 73rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.0% · England 10.4 · 26th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)73.3% · England 64.6 · 142nd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.1% · England 68.3 · 66th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.9 score · England 46.0 · 114th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)19.1% · England 5.8 · 147th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)21.1% · England 19.8 · 95th lowest of 153