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North East

12 local authorities. Average Area Score shown per authority.

36

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#9 of 9 regions · 342 neighbourhoods · 2,682,069 residents

Income40
Employment33
Education41
Health24
Crime36
Housing & access68
Living env.57
Decile 1: 20% of residentsDecile 2: 19% of residentsDecile 3: 16% of residentsDecile 4: 8% of residentsDecile 5: 6% of residentsDecile 6: 7% of residentsDecile 7: 5% of residentsDecile 8: 7% of residentsDecile 9: 6% of residentsDecile 10: 6% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Ayresome (0) to Whitley Bay North (100); 20% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

The North East contains both ends of the scale: Whitley Bay North at 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 in England) against Grangetown at 0, a 100-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 69 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 205 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £59,500 in Horden to £530,000 in Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon — a 8.9× gap within the North East.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,036a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime97per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in North East

£171,000median home sold over the past year · +14.0% over 5 years · +0.6% over the year · 33,463 sales
Detached£299,250
Semi-detached£173,000
Terraced£128,000
Flat£105,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Avg Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap an authority to browse it →
Local authorityAreasAvg score
North Tyneside 3050
Northumberland 3847
Stockton-on-Tees 2646
Darlington 1441
Newcastle upon Tyne 3438

Neighbourhood rankings in North East

Highest Area Scores

score /100

Whitley Bay North100
Hummersknott99
Ingleby Barwick West & South98
Cleadon & East Boldon98
Whitley Sands98

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon18
Ingleby Barwick West & South18
Cleadon & East Boldon24
Norton North25
Morpeth South & West25

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Ingleby Barwick West & South£53,626
Whitley Sands£52,526
Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor£51,122
Coxlodge & West Gosforth£50,534
Morpeth South & West£50,503

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Horden2.2×
Ashington Hirst2.5×
North Ormesby & Brambles2.6×
Millfield2.6×
Peterlee West2.7×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

People living in North East Census 2021

Residents2,646,988
Median age (est.)43
Density308per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above29%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 22%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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.

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