Gateshead
Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in the North East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
Furthest from the middle
- Council tax, band D £2,716 Higher than 98% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. The highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
- Average house price, all homes £158k Lower than 93% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
- Households with no car or van 32.4% Higher than 88% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Gateshead and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Higher than 98% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Lower than 93% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 7.8% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 84% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
3rd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Up 5.7% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 90% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 88% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 57% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Higher than 70% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 63% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 64% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
Down 4 points since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Higher than 50% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Lower than 86% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
Joint highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 71% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Down 7.9% since 2022-23
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 70% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Lower than 79% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Higher than 70% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 64% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 3.6% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Lower than 71% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Higher than 71% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 80% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Down 0.2 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Higher than 72% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Higher than 71% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
Down 27.9% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
Gateshead shares a boundary with County Durham, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland. Lowest first.
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
- County Durham£579
- Northumberland£630
- South Tyneside£645
- Sunderland£647
- Gateshead£723
- Average house price, all homes
- County Durham£138k
- Sunderland£143k
- Gateshead£158k
- South Tyneside£161k
- Northumberland£213k
- Council tax, band D
- Sunderland£2,197
- South Tyneside£2,434
- Northumberland£2,597
- County Durham£2,622
- Gateshead£2,716
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- Northumberland68.8
- Gateshead87.9
- County Durham90.8
- Sunderland94.1
- South Tyneside96.7
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- Northumberland1,771
- Gateshead1,835
- Sunderland1,961
- County Durham2,118
- South Tyneside2,379
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Northumberland59%
- South Tyneside61%
- County Durham62%
- Gateshead64%
- Sunderland67%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Northumberland4.5 µg/m³
- County Durham5.6 µg/m³
- Sunderland9.4 µg/m³
- Gateshead10.1 µg/m³
- South Tyneside10.8 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- County Durham12.6%
- Sunderland22.4%
- Northumberland23.1%
- Gateshead28.1%
- South Tyneside56.5%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 7.8% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 5.7% since August 2025
- Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 7.9% since 2022-23
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 0.2 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 3.6% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 4 points since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 27.9% since 2019
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