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Gateshead 021E

Neighbourhood

East Gateshead. 1,807 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 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 021E is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
68.5
Joint 353rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,723
Joint 12,588th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Gateshead 021E compares

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

Gateshead 021EMiddle
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 021E is 68.5.
68.52nd 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 021E is 1,723.
1,72325th 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 021E is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 19th highest
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 021E is 6.6%.
6.6%joint 17th highest

Is Gateshead 021E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gateshead 021E at a rate of 89.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 139.0 per 1,000 people across Beacon Lough & Wrekenton.

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

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gateshead 021E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (73), criminal damage and arson (33) and other crime (25).

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 021E 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 021E in brief

Gateshead 021E has a deprivation score of 68.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Gateshead 021E had 1,723 usual residents at the census.

In Gateshead 021E, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gateshead 021E, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.