# Gateshead

Town in Gateshead, North East.

Gateshead is a town in Gateshead, North East. Median sale price £159,950 in 2025. Recorded crime 106.2 per 1,000 people. About 119,972 people.

Town. Code E63000111. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)

Gateshead is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Gateshead add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £159,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead was £159,950 in 2025. Joint 81st cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 115,278** (2021). Gateshead had 115,278 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 92nd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 62%** (2022). About 62% of people in Gateshead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.1%** (January 2026). In Gateshead, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000111) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 62% of people in Gateshead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000111) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,367 homes were sold in Gateshead in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000111) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Gateshead.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000111) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Gateshead had 115,278 usual residents at the census.

## How Gateshead compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Gateshead | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £159,950 | joint 26th cheapest | 60 towns, North East · 2025 |
| Population | 115,278 | 4th most populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 62% | 19th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.1% | 22nd lowest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Gateshead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gateshead at a rate of 106.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,167 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gateshead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,763), anti-social behaviour (2,490) and other crime (2,218).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Gateshead was 124.9 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Gateshead, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Gateshead has no single figure. Of its 74 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 21 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Gateshead

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gateshead 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008214) | 1,776 | 100.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Gateshead 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008215) | 1,532 | 241.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Gateshead 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008243) | 1,507 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Gateshead 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008244) | 1,852 | 98.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.3% |
| [Gateshead 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008209) | 1,924 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.8% |
| [Gateshead 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008210) | 1,377 | 101.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.8% |
| [Gateshead 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008258) | 2,286 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 66.4% |
| [Gateshead 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008259) | 2,018 | 179.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 58.2% |
| [Gateshead 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008167) | 1,545 | 137.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.5% |
| [Gateshead 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008170) | 1,763 | 161.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.2% |
| [Gateshead 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008257) | 1,460 | 98.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.7% |
| [Gateshead 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01035610) | 2,739 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Gateshead 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008251) | 1,756 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Gateshead 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008252) | 1,654 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Gateshead 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008253) | 1,466 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Gateshead 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008254) | 1,488 | 61.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Gateshead 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008255) | 2,126 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.0% |
| [Gateshead 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008165) | 1,506 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Gateshead 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008201) | 1,603 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.8% |
| [Gateshead 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008202) | 1,694 | 64.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.8% |
| [Gateshead 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008204) | 1,510 | 88.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Gateshead 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008212) | 1,254 | 154.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Gateshead 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008213) | 1,476 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Gateshead 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008216) | 1,384 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Gateshead 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008228) | 1,119 | 109.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008206) | 1,631 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Gateshead 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008207) | 1,329 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| [Gateshead 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008208) | 1,619 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.0% |
| [Gateshead 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008211) | 1,641 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Gateshead 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008283) | 1,206 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.9% |
| [Gateshead 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008284) | 1,347 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008286) | 1,349 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [Gateshead 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008287) | 1,876 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [Gateshead 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008231) | 1,509 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008240) | 1,488 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008241) | 1,568 | 122.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% |
| [Gateshead 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008242) | 1,609 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008281) | 1,567 | 174.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Gateshead 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008282) | 1,405 | 121.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008219) | 1,634 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Gateshead 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008235) | 1,338 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Gateshead 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008236) | 1,431 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.3% |
| [Gateshead 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008237) | 1,562 | 27.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [Gateshead 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008238) | 1,445 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| [Gateshead 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008229) | 1,234 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008230) | 1,353 | 106.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Gateshead 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008232) | 1,376 | 82.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008233) | 1,210 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008285) | 1,376 | 60.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008256) | 1,628 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| [Gateshead 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008260) | 1,490 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.3% |
| [Gateshead 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008261) | 1,378 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Gateshead 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008193) | 1,282 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.0% |
| [Gateshead 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008194) | 1,361 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.5% |
| [Gateshead 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008234) | 2,063 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.7% |
| [Gateshead 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008239) | 1,529 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.0% |
| [Gateshead 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008218) | 1,530 | 143.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Gateshead 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008220) | 1,230 | 143.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Gateshead 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008221) | 1,825 | 195.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Gateshead 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008225) | 1,559 | 118.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.1% |
| [Gateshead 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008227) | 1,723 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Gateshead 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008189) | 1,210 | 425.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Gateshead 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008190) | 1,352 | 244.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.9% |
| [Gateshead 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008191) | 1,385 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Gateshead 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008192) | 1,382 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Gateshead 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008217) | 1,461 | 136.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.7% |
| [Gateshead 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008162) | 2,244 | 210.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| [Gateshead 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008164) | 1,506 | 95.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| [Gateshead 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008166) | 1,625 | 542.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 57.3% |
| [Gateshead 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01035611) | 1,098 | 133.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.5% |
| [Gateshead 027F](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01035612) | 1,216 | 171.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 32.9% |
| [Gateshead 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008163) | 2,055 | 117.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.0% |
| [Gateshead 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008203) | 1,608 | 176.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.1% |
| [Gateshead 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008205) | 1,463 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.7% |

## Your MP

- [Gateshead Central and Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham): Mark Ferguson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)

## Postcode districts covering Gateshead

[NE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne8), [NE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne9), [NE10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne10), [NE11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne11)

## Middle areas in Gateshead

[Beacon Lough & Wrekenton](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/beacon-lough-and-wrekenton), [Bensham North](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/bensham-north), [Bensham South & Saltwell](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/bensham-south-and-saltwell), [Dunston & Teams](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/dunston-and-teams), [Dunston Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/dunston-hill), [Easedale Gardens](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/easedale-gardens), [Felling South](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/felling-south), [Gateshead South](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/gateshead-south), [Gateshead Town](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/gateshead-town), [Heworth](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/heworth), [Low Fell East](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/low-fell-east), [Low Fell West](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/low-fell-west), [Mount Pleasant & Deckham East](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/mount-pleasant-and-deckham-east), [Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/pelaw-felling-shore-and-bill-quay), [Wardley](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/wardley), [Windy Nook & Whitehills](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/windy-nook-and-whitehills)

## Towns near Gateshead

[Hebburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hebburn), [Blaydon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaydon), [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne), [Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whickham), [Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley), [Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington)

## Gateshead in brief

Gateshead is a town in Gateshead, North East.
About 119,972 people lived in Gateshead in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £159,950 in 2025 across 1,367 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 106.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Gateshead was £159,950 in 2025.
Gateshead had 115,278 usual residents at the census.
About 62% of people in Gateshead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gateshead, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000111
- Constituency: [Gateshead Central and Whickham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham)
- Council: [Gateshead †](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)
- Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 30.10 km²
- People, mid-2024: 119,972*
- Neighbourhoods: 74
- Output areas: 422

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hebburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hebburn), [Blaydon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaydon), [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne), [Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whickham), [Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley), [Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington)

## Latest updates for Gateshead

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000111

## How to cite

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