Newcastle upon Tyne · England
Gosforth population
23,975people · latest estimate
Gosforth has a population of 23,975, making it the 3rd largest place in Newcastle upon Tyne. The World Gazetteer published 23,975 for Gosforth in 2005 and the current source still carries that same figure, so there is no measured change to report rather than no change having happened.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Newcastle upon Tyne population trends, 2001–2025.
Gosforth in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Gosforth sits in postcode district NE3.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Newcastle upon Tyne, the billing authority covering Gosforth, is £2,542 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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Nearby in Newcastle upon Tyne
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 300,125 |
| 2 | Newburn | 41,347 |
| 3 | Benwell | 6,500 |
| 4 | Dinnington | 1,483 |
| 5 | Hazlerigg | 1,053 |