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Howdon

Ward

The south east of the North Tyneside. About 13,724 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 61% of people in Howdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,321
1,209th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
61%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Howdon compares

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

HowdonMiddle
Population20 wards, North Tyneside · 2021
Population: every ward in North Tyneside20 areas from 8,416 to 13,321. The middle area is 10,544. Howdon is 13,321.
13,321most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, North Tyneside · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Tyneside20 areas from 0.0% to 81.0%. The middle area is 54.0%. Howdon is 61.0%.
61%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, North Tyneside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Tyneside20 areas from 79.7% to 99.6%. The middle area is 95.2%. Howdon is 98.2%.
98.2%3rd highest
Claimant rate20 wards, North Tyneside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Tyneside20 areas from 0.9% to 6.3%. The middle area is 2.9%. Howdon is 5.3%.
5.3%joint 3rd highest

Is Howdon safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Howdon at a rate of 100.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.4 per 1,000 people across North Tyneside.

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

In August 2026 alone, 123 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Howdon.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (557), anti-social behaviour (264) and other crime (258).

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 North Tyneside

These figures are published for the whole of North Tyneside, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not Howdon alone. See North Tyneside

Average house price
£205,744
Up 6.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,063
126th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.9
Joint 124th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Howdon in brief

Howdon had 13,321 usual residents at the census.

About 61% of people in Howdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Howdon, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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