Birtley South

Gateshead · North East · population 8,367 · 5 LSOAs

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

29Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Birtley South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,851 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 27 in Gateshead. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (90) but weak on Health (15). Typical homes here sold for about £168,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 94 sales), in line with the wider Gateshead median of £162,995.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 32 · #4,659
Employment 22 · #5,318
Education 28 · #4,947
Health 15 · #5,852
Crime 41 · #4,056
Housing & access 90 · #649
Living environment 48 · #3,597

House prices ?

£168,500median (12m) · +16.2% yr · n=94
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£168,50094+16.2%+11.6%
Detached£327,50014+27.7%+71.5%
Semi-detached£190,27048+8.7%+26.0%
Terraced£130,00026+16.6%+26.2%
Flat£61,0006
This area£168,500
Gateshead£162,995
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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