Scotswood
Middle areaSouth Newcastle upon Tyne. 6,320 people in 2.1 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Scotswood’s wards yet.
How Scotswood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
ScotswoodMiddle
Median sale price34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2025
£172,99515th lowest
Population34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · 2021
5,6882nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · Jan 2026
94.9%14th lowest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Newcastle upon Tyne · Aug 2026
4.2%joint 16th highest
Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Scotswood alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne
Scotswood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Scotswood was £172,995 in 2025.
Scotswood had 5,688 usual residents at the census.
In Scotswood, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Scotswood, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.