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Gateshead 029B

Neighbourhood

West Gateshead. 1,452 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 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 029B is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
30.8
Joint 7,872nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£143,500
Joint 2,042nd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,441
Joint 20,117th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Gateshead 029B compares

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

Gateshead 029BMiddle
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 029B is 30.8.
30.852nd most deprived
Median sale price112 neighbourhoods, Gateshead · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Gateshead112 areas from £60,500 to £310,000. The middle area is £160,000. Gateshead 029B is £143,500.
£143,50041st cheapest
Population126 neighbourhoods, Gateshead · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Gateshead126 areas from 1,098 to 2,739. The middle area is 1,496. Gateshead 029B is 1,441.
1,44150th least 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 029B is 95.4%.
95.4%52nd lowest

Is Gateshead 029B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gateshead 029B at a rate of 70.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Chopwell & High Spen.

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

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gateshead 029B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (40), anti-social behaviour (25) and other crime (12).

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 029B 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 029B in brief

Gateshead 029B has a deprivation score of 30.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 029B was £143,500 in 2025.

Gateshead 029B had 1,441 usual residents at the census.

In Gateshead 029B, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.