Ryton

Gateshead · North East · population 8,575 · 5 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,651 of 6,856 in England
  • #80 of 342 in North East
  • #4 of 27 in Gateshead
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,532
Median age (est.)45
Density1,064per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 20%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 42% · Muslim 0%

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

Ryton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,651 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 27 in Gateshead. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (72) and lowest on Health (46). Typical homes here sold for about £195,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 135 sales), 20% above the wider Gateshead median of £162,995. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #265 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,409 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 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.

Income 56 · #3,014
Employment 47 · #3,645
Education 68 · #2,199
Health 46 · #3,693
Crime 55 · #3,069
Housing & access 56 · #3,021
Living environment 72 · #1,917

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · -10.2% yr · n=135
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,000135-10.2%+9.6%
Detached£305,00031-0.5%+34.4%
Semi-detached£185,50058-7.2%+14.5%
Terraced£172,00036-12.9%+24.6%
Flat£106,50010-6.6%+11.5%
This area£195,000
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)£39,409±£5,628 · #3,593 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,389
Price-to-income ?4.9×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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 511 offences
Gateshead83
North East97
England83

Rank #2,837 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences170
Theft119
Burglary29
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons46
Drugs18
Robbery3
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 185 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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