Chopwell & High Spen
Gateshead · North East · population 6,933 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,653 of 6,856 in England
- #215 of 342 in North East
- #17 of 27 in Gateshead
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 46% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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
Chopwell & High Spen is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,653 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 27 in Gateshead. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (31) and lowest on Employment (12). Typical homes here, about £133,995 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 117 sales), 18% below the wider Gateshead median of £162,995. Typical household take-home income is around £33,273 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £133,995 | 117 | -7.6% | +40.3% |
| Detached | £245,000 | 29 | +2.1% | -2.0% |
| Semi-detached | £166,000 | 21 | +7.4% | +22.8% |
| Terraced | £90,000 | 67 | +5.9% | +20.0% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #3,569 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,027 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 194 |
| Theft | 58 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 56 |
| Public order & weapons | 37 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 37 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 181 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Gateshead
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Barnsley Town & Park RoadBarnsley18£125,000
- StockingfordNuneaton and Bedworth18£186,750
- Blackthorn & LingsWest Northamptonshire18£210,000
- CaliforniaBirmingham18£225,000
- Broad Green & Waddon MarshCroydon18£365,000
- Catford East & Mountsfield ParkLewisham18£440,000