Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Elswick at a glance
- House prices
- £128,000
- Lower prices2nd percentile
- Schools
- 32nd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 153.8 per 1,000 residents
- Weak8th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.8% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land28th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Elswick a good place to live?
Elswick may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Elswick
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 153.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 8th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Elswick
House prices
- Median sale price
- £128,000
- Percentile
- 2nd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 33 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Elswick
Schools
32nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Elswick
Flood risk
1.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.2% of the area. That is the 28th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Elswick
Transport
75th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Elswick a good place to live?
Elswick may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Elswick safe?
Elswick ranks in the 8th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Elswick?
The median sale price was £128,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 2nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Elswick?
Schools rank in the 32nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Elswick?
Nearby public profiles include Ouseburn in Newcastle upon Tyne and Fawdon & West Gosforth in Newcastle upon Tyne.
