# Hebburn

Town in South Tyneside, North East.

Hebburn is a town in South Tyneside, North East. Median sale price £170,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 67.9 per 1,000 people. About 22,480 people.

Town. Code E63000090. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

Hebburn is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Hebburn 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: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hebburn was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 108th 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/hebburn#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 21,341** (2021). Hebburn had 21,341 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 511th 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/hebburn#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in Hebburn 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/hebburn#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.6%** (January 2026). In Hebburn, 95.6% 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/hebburn#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000090) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 88% of people in Hebburn 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=E63000090) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 296 homes were sold in Hebburn in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000090) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Hebburn.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000090) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hebburn had 21,341 usual residents at the census.

## How Hebburn compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Hebburn | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £170,000 | joint 24th most expensive | 60 towns, North East · 2025 |
| Population | 21,341 | 29th most populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 88% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.6% | 17th highest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Hebburn safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hebburn at a rate of 67.9 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, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hebburn.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (633), anti-social behaviour (277) and other crime (262).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Hebburn was 89.5 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 Hebburn, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Hebburn has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in Hebburn

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Tyneside 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008639) | 2,395 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.8% |
| [South Tyneside 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008652) | 1,232 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.6% |
| [South Tyneside 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008653) | 1,236 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [South Tyneside 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008654) | 1,101 | 106.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [South Tyneside 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008655) | 1,826 | 85.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.2% |
| [South Tyneside 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008638) | 1,248 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [South Tyneside 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008640) | 2,626 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.2% |
| [South Tyneside 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008641) | 1,044 | 199.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [South Tyneside 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008642) | 1,835 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% |
| [South Tyneside 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008643) | 1,734 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [South Tyneside 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008644) | 1,552 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [South Tyneside 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008645) | 2,705 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [South Tyneside 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008646) | 1,316 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [South Tyneside 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008656) | 1,420 | 60.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.8% |

## Your MP

- [Jarrow and Gateshead East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/jarrow-and-gateshead-east): Kate Osborne (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

[South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

## Postcode districts covering Hebburn

[NE31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne31), [NE32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne32)

## Middle areas in Hebburn

[Hebburn North](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/hebburn-north), [Hebburn South](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/hebburn-south), [Hebburn West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/hebburn-west)

## Towns near Hebburn

[Jarrow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/jarrow), [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead), [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne), [Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wallsend), [Tynemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tynemouth), [South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-shields)

## Hebburn in brief

Hebburn is a town in South Tyneside, North East.
About 22,480 people lived in Hebburn in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 296 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Hebburn was £170,000 in 2025.
Hebburn had 21,341 usual residents at the census.
About 88% of people in Hebburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hebburn, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000090
- Constituency: [Jarrow and Gateshead East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/jarrow-and-gateshead-east)
- Council: [South Tyneside †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)
- Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 5.10 km²
- People, mid-2024: 22,480*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 72

* 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

[Jarrow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/jarrow), [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead), [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne), [Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wallsend), [Tynemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tynemouth), [South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-shields)

## Latest updates for Hebburn

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000090

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hebburn, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hebburn#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/hebburn