Gateshead South

Gateshead · North East · population 5,283 · 3 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,900 of 6,856 in England
  • #238 of 342 in North East
  • #22 of 27 in Gateshead
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,126
Median age (est.)37
Density7,577per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above32%
No car or van45%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 19%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 13%
One person 41%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 5%
White 88%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 34% · Jewish 12%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Gateshead South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,900 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 27 in Gateshead. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (92) but weak on Health (11). Typical homes here sold for about £135,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 61 sales), 17% below the wider Gateshead median of £162,995. Typical household take-home income is around £33,093 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 105 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 16 · #5,763
Employment 20 · #5,462
Education 16 · #5,784
Health 11 · #6,113
Crime 14 · #5,887
Housing & access 92 · #546
Living environment 12 · #6,003

House prices ?

£135,500median (12m) · +12.9% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£135,50061+12.9%+6.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£302,00010+12.9%+40.1%
Terraced£160,00023+13.5%+1.9%
Flat£79,00026+9.0%+11.3%
This area£135,500
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)£33,093±£5,100 · #5,647 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,439
Price-to-income ?4.1×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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

105 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 555 offences
Gateshead83
North East97
England83

Rank #5,074 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft103
Burglary26
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons56
Drugs29
Robbery15
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 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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