North East · Metropolitan district

Newcastle upon Tyne

2026/27 view

Newcastle upon Tyne · ONS E08000021

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

55/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Mixed

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 14 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover60
Debt burden45
Liquidity67
Debt direction48
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £476.81m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£19.53m 3.9%
Service expenditure £557.71m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£32.24m 6.1%
Unallocated reserves £18.15m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£570.0k 3.2%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £557.71m
21.8%
2020/21: £457.99m 2021/22: £444.92m 2022/23: £483.73m 2023/24: £525.47m 2024/25: £557.71m
Net revenue expenditure £302.17m
35.7%
2020/21: £222.68m 2021/22: £223.09m 2022/23: £232.77m 2023/24: £282.75m 2024/25: £302.17m
Council Tax requirement £140.59m
22.0%
2020/21: £115.27m 2021/22: £119.91m 2022/23: £124.07m 2023/24: £131.89m 2024/25: £140.59m
Unallocated reserves £18.15m
79.0%
2020/21: £10.14m 2021/22: £10.14m 2022/23: £10.14m 2023/24: £17.58m 2024/25: £18.15m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads16.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 67 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 94 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads10.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 103 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways6.0% red
Good 37.0%Amber 57.0%Red 6.0%
B & C roads10.0% red
Good 31.0%Amber 60.0%Red 10.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 3.0%2016/17: 3.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 2.0%2022/23: 3.0%2023/24: 6.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 3.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 1.0%2019/20: 1.0%2020/21: 1.0%2021/22: 1.0%2022/23: 1.0%2023/24: 10.0%2024/25: 10.0%2015/16: 10.0%2016/17: 13.0%2017/18: 13.0%2018/19: 16.0%2019/20: 17.0%2020/21: 19.0%2022/23: 26.0%2023/24: 16.0%2024/25: 16.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads3.2%69 km network
B, C & unclassified0.9%922 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing3.2%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Newcastle upon Tyne, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
25.9%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.1 percentage points vs 2023/24
88 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste566.9 kgper household−10.1 kg year on year
Waste collected335.8 kgper resident−12.8 kg year on year
Household waste107,705tonnes collected27,911 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

27,911 t recycled, composted or reused 79,794 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

25.9%
2015/16: 38.5%2016/17: 42.3%2017/18: 38.0%2018/19: 37.9%2019/20: 40.2%2020/21: 40.6%2021/22: 36.7%2022/23: 25.6%2023/24: 25.8%2024/25: 25.9%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Newcastle upon Tyne.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
113 Open schools
46,647 Pupils
52,378 School places
89.1% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Attainment 8
44.2
North East 44.2
England 46.1
1.9 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
45.5%
North East 43.3%
England 45.4%
0.1 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
42.4%
North East 36.3%
England 40.5%
1.9 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.26

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

43.7 18/19
47.7 19/20
47.5 20/21
47.1 21/22
43.0 22/23
43.3 23/24
44.2 24/25
Education context

Newcastle upon Tyne's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with North East and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Newcastle upon Tyne, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£208,921
+ 26.6% over five years
Median resident earnings
£35,446
+ 22.0% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Newcastle upon Tyne.

£1,207 / month
+ 9.8% in the last year
July 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
£1,207
+ 9.8%
North East
£783
+ 6.3%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North East £424 more per month
Compared with England £244 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Newcastle upon Tyne
5.89×
North East
4.94×
England
7.64×
Compared with North East Less affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received293this quarter+18 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided270this quarter+9 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
83.0%approved
Overall approval rate224 granted46 refused−6.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

87.0%
Rank 220 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

5.4 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major887.5%100.0% Minor8170.4%93.8% Other18188.4%83.4%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 2742024 Q3: 2682024 Q4: 2292025 Q1: 2592025 Q2: 2252025 Q3: 2772025 Q4: 2752026 Q1: 2932024 Q2: 2592024 Q3: 2212024 Q4: 2772025 Q1: 1752025 Q2: 2412025 Q3: 2332025 Q4: 2612026 Q1: 270
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

87%
Required3,255homes over three years
Delivered2,831homes over three years
100% requirement
Action planHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Newcastle upon Tyne, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 34,427 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 107.4 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 2.9% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Newcastle upon Tyne Your council
107.4 − 2.9%
North East Region
97.8 + 0.5%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Newcastle upon Tyne has a recorded crime rate 9.8% above North East. It is 28.7% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Northumbria
Violence 11,744
36.6 per 1,000 − 0.4%
Theft 11,436
35.7 per 1,000 − 8.1%
Public order 3,225
10.1 per 1,000 − 3.0%
Criminal damage 3,318
10.3 per 1,000 − 5.0%
Shoplifting 4,514
14.1 per 1,000 − 7.1%
Vehicle offences 1,892
5.9 per 1,000 − 9.3%
Burglary 1,529
4.8 per 1,000 − 6.3%
Drug offences 1,354
4.2 per 1,000 − 4.6%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Newcastle upon Tyne.

113 schools
Open schools 113
Pupils 46,647
School places 52,378
Capacity used 89.1%
Primary 72 schools
22,526 pupils
Other / specialist 19 schools
5,202 pupils
Secondary 12 schools
14,852 pupils
Middle deemed secondary 4 schools
2,466 pupils
Nursery 3 schools
262 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
All-through 1 school
1,339 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 10
8.8% of open schools
Previous full framework 53
46.9% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 36
31.9% of open schools
No Ofsted record 13
11.5% of open schools
No published outcome 1
0.9% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

10 schools assessed
Achievement 10 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 1
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 10 assessed
Expected standard 5
Strong standard 4
Urgent improvement 1
Curriculum & teaching 10 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 3
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 10 assessed
Strong standard 5
Expected standard 3
Exceptional 1
Urgent improvement 1
Leadership & governance 10 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 3
Urgent improvement 1
Personal development 10 assessed
Strong standard 5
Expected standard 4
Urgent improvement 1
Safeguarding 10 assessed
Met 9
Not met 1
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 2
Good 25
Requires improvement 1
Not judged 25
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Archbishop Runcie CofE First School URN 108495 · NE3 1US Primary 164 176 Not judged
Archibald First School URN 108438 · NE3 1EB Primary 332 352 Not judged
Atkinson Road Primary Academy URN 138212 · NE4 8XT Primary 395 524 Good
Beech Hill Primary School URN 144524 · NE5 2LW Primary 441 447 Good
Benton Park Primary School URN 108459 · NE7 7SS Primary 457 458 Not judged
Bridgewater Primary School URN 108466 · NE15 6NL Primary 466 472 Not judged
Broadwood Primary School URN 108468 · NE15 7TB Primary 234 236 Good
Brunton First School URN 135286 · NE13 9BD Primary 451 450 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 320,605 2024
North East region 2,760,678
Newcastle upon Tyne represents 11.61% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+23,518 residents ↑ 7.9%
2019: 297,087 residents2020: 298,426 residents2021: 298,545 residents2022: 304,886 residents2023: 313,522 residents2024: 320,605 residents
Newcastle upon Tyne +7.9%
North East +4.7%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Newcastle upon Tyne's population grew over five years. Its change was 3.2 percentage points above the North East and 3.7 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Newcastle upon Tyne?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Newcastle upon Tyne compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 78.3 years
1.7 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 82.4 years
1.4 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
60.3
0.6 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
60.7
0.6 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
194.6 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
97.1 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
117.3 per 100,000
England 114.6
Similar
Liver disease 2025
21.6 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
44.3 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
10.3 per 100,000
England 10.9
Similar
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Newcastle upon Tyne 10.4% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Newcastle upon Tyne 64.8% England 68.0%
Similar
Physically active adults 2024/25
Newcastle upon Tyne 69.4% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Newcastle upon Tyne 676.0 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
26.1%
Newcastle upon Tyne 26.1% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
39.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne 39.3% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
41.1%
Newcastle upon Tyne 41.1% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Worse
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
84.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne 84.3% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Similar
Bowel cancer screening 2025
72.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne 72.7% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Similar
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
71.8 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
4.7%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Newcastle upon Tyne?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 46,096 14.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.9% +3,365 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.6% +297 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne LOCAL AUTHORITY
14.4%
North East REGION
14.6%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
46,096 42,708 39,319
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.2 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 5.9 µg/m³
Other sources 0.4 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

37.8%
10.0 5.6
2011: 10.01 µg/m³ 2012: 9.32 µg/m³ 2013: 9.47 µg/m³ 2014: 9.65 µg/m³ 2015: 7.06 µg/m³ 2016: 6.65 µg/m³ 2017: 6.81 µg/m³ 2018: 6.98 µg/m³ 2019: 6.47 µg/m³ 2020: 5.56 µg/m³ 2021: 7.21 µg/m³ 2022: 7.97 µg/m³ 2023: 6.63 µg/m³ 2024: 6.22 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 37.8%
5 years ↓ 3.8%
10 years ↓ 35.5%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 7.0 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 3.0 – 9.0 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 9.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 8.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 8.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³
Newcastle Centre Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN); Black Carbon; Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network; PAH Digitel (solid phase) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

4.7% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£557.71m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£302.17m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£140.59m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£18.15m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,740
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 10.1% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £232.75m · Income £35.31m
£197.45m
Adult social care Gross £261.10m · Income £100.15m
£160.95m
Children's social care Gross £99.01m · Income £12.10m
£86.91m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £55.14m · Income £19.99m
£35.15m
Public health Gross £34.29m · Income £922.0k
£33.36m
Housing Gross £37.10m · Income £22.20m
£14.90m
Culture and related services Gross £20.21m · Income £6.38m
£13.82m
Central services Gross £84.00m · Income £72.49m
£11.51m
Planning and development Gross £16.65m · Income £13.20m
£3.45m
Other services Gross £122.0k · Income £2.0k
£120.0k
Highways and transport Gross £38.89m · Income £38.80m
£88.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£140.59m
Retained business rates£113.41m
Revenue Support Grant£33.24m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £17.58m
Closing £18.15m
£570.0k increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£579.70m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£102.89m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£476.81m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£1,487 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £1,487
Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 1.3% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£19.53m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£19.53m −3.9%
Change across the series −£173.83m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£377.83m
Other longer-term borrowing£201.87m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£19.55m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
96.05% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£1.25m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£177.23m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£19.55m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 58.9%
+ £7.25m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£12.30m 2021/22 £12.28m 2022/23 £13.06m 2023/24 £15.15m 2024/25 £19.55m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£19.55m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £8.26m

42.3% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £11.29m

57.7% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 96.05%

England average: 95.60%  ·  0.45 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg planning ps21987 Q4–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg planning ps11998 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Newcastle upon Tyne [note 7] [r]dft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBCdefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Newcastlemhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Newcastlemhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Newcastlemhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Newcastlemhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Newcastle upon Tynemhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Newcastlemhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Newcastlemhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.