Birtley North & Kibblesworth

Gateshead · North East · population 8,056 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,920 of 6,856 in England
  • #161 of 342 in North East
  • #13 of 27 in Gateshead
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,923
Median age (est.)40
Density322per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 33%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 12%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure9%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Birtley North & Kibblesworth is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,920 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 27 in Gateshead. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (72) and lowest on Health (22). Typical homes here sold for about £190,000 over the past year, down 7% across five years (from 85 sales), 17% above the wider Gateshead median of £162,995. Typical household take-home income is around £35,261 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 81 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 29 · #4,865
Employment 22 · #5,331
Education 31 · #4,749
Health 22 · #5,338
Crime 27 · #5,009
Housing & access 72 · #1,924
Living environment 62 · #2,569

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00085-2.6%-7.3%
Detached£297,00025-4.2%+0.7%
Semi-detached£190,00031+6.7%-0.8%
Terraced£128,00025-0.4%+9.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£190,000
Gateshead£162,995
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,261±£5,042 · #4,947 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,198
Price-to-income ?5.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

63Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

81 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 655 offences
Gateshead83
North East97
England83

Rank #4,138 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences229
Theft166
Burglary41
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons64
Drugs9
Robbery7
Other34

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 157 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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