Swalwell

Gateshead · North East · population 7,091 · 5 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Swalwell is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,029 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 27 in Gateshead. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (94) but weak on Health (27). Typical homes here sold for about £165,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 77 sales), in line with the wider Gateshead median of £162,995. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,017 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 40 · #4,097
Employment 31 · #4,742
Education 42 · #4,008
Health 27 · #4,995
Crime 54 · #3,124
Housing & access 94 · #437
Living environment 57 · #2,939

House prices ?

£165,000median (12m) · -17.1% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£165,00077-17.1%+0.6%
Detached£303,00010-27.9%+6.3%
Semi-detached£212,00027-10.5%+24.9%
Terraced£149,29832+6.6%-4.9%
Flat£88,5008+16.8%+31.1%
This area£165,000
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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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