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High Fell

Ward

East Gateshead. About 10,339 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in High Fell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,961
2,475th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How High Fell compares

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

High FellMiddle
Population22 wards, Gateshead · 2021
Population: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 7,887 to 10,796. The middle area is 8,836. High Fell is 9,961.
9,9612nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Gateshead · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 38.5%. High Fell is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Gateshead · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 59.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 93.9%. High Fell is 98.4%.
98.4%4th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Gateshead · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Gateshead22 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 4.1%. High Fell is 5.5%.
5.5%3rd highest

Is High Fell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in High Fell at a rate of 142.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.

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

In August 2026 alone, 128 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in High Fell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (406), shoplifting (332) and anti-social behaviour (206).

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 ward, so they describe all of Gateshead and not High Fell 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
Deprivation score
28.1
53rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
High Fell in brief

High Fell had 9,961 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in High Fell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In High Fell, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In High Fell, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.