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Gateshead 008A

Neighbourhood

North east Gateshead. 1,631 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Gateshead 008A is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
43.3
Joint 3,732nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,545
Joint 21,051st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Gateshead 008A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Gateshead 008AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only126 neighbourhoods, Gateshead · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Gateshead126 areas from 2.3 to 70.9. The middle area is 24.1. Gateshead 008A is 43.3.
43.328th most deprived
Population126 neighbourhoods, Gateshead · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Gateshead126 areas from 1,098 to 2,739. The middle area is 1,496. Gateshead 008A is 1,545.
1,54549th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage126 neighbourhoods, Gateshead · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Gateshead126 areas from 5.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.1%. Gateshead 008A is 86.5%.
86.5%21st lowest
Claimant rate126 neighbourhoods, Gateshead · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Gateshead126 areas from 0.6% to 10.3%. The middle area is 3.9%. Gateshead 008A is 5.3%.
5.3%joint 32nd highest

Is Gateshead 008A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gateshead 008A at a rate of 137.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.1 per 1,000 people across Bensham North.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gateshead 008A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (57), anti-social behaviour (49) and other crime (42).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Gateshead

These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Gateshead 008A alone. See Gateshead

Average house price
£155,550
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,199
37th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
202,509
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Gateshead 008A in brief

Gateshead 008A has a deprivation score of 43.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Gateshead 008A had 1,545 usual residents at the census.

In Gateshead 008A, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gateshead 008A, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.