Gateshead
Local authority in North East · 126 neighbourhoods
Close to North East's middle on most measures.
Areas
27 areasAgainst North East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North East's middle.
- Whickham · NE165 neighbourhoods£2,840 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Low Fell West · NE94 neighbourhoods£2,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Low Fell East · NE95 neighbourhoods£2,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · NE394 neighbourhoods£2,440 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ryton · NE405 neighbourhoods£2,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wardley · NE104 neighbourhoods£2,310 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sunniside & Lobley Hill · NE167 neighbourhoods£2,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill · NE215 neighbourhoods£2,200 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Swalwell · NE165 neighbourhoods£2,080 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Birtley North & Kibblesworth · DH34 neighbourhoods£2,050 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,000 per m² · typical North East neighbourhood £2,000
- By type
- Flat £104k · Terraced £145k · Semi £170k · Detached £287k
- 1-year change
- −4%
- Neighbourhoods
- 126
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Among councils
- Safer than 79%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
76 state schools- Primary
- 66
- Secondary
- 10
- Outstanding
- 3
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 25% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North East's primaries.
- Station walk
- 27 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 40% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £43,700 a year · typical North East neighbourhood £43,200
- Social renting
- 21% of homes · typical North East neighbourhood 17%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 36% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 13% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Gateshead safe?
We don't have recorded crime figures for Gateshead yet.
How much do homes cost in Gateshead?
Homes sold for a typical £2,000 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as North East as a whole (£2,000 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £140,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Gateshead?
There are 66 state primary and 10 state secondary schools inside Gateshead's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Gateshead a deprived area?
36% of Gateshead's 126 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 13% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.