Council area · England
Gateshead: its 27 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Gateshead as a whole, from official records, as of 17 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £110,025 in Chopwell & High Spen to £257,250 in Whickham.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
58.6%
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response
21 min 9 s
Mean, North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).
Fire engines at dwelling fires
6 min 38 s
Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
0.5%
437 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 6th of 12 councils in North East.
Households in fuel poverty
9.2%
2024, England's own measure; 7th highest of 12 in North East.
Extra deaths in winter
17.3%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in Gateshead
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Lough & Wrekenton | £150,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Bensham North | £168,500 | £76,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Bensham South & Saltwell | £188,250 | £95,125 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Birtley North & Kibblesworth | £174,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Birtley South | £162,750 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill | £170,000 | £56,000 | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Blaydon South | £138,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Chopwell & High Spen | £110,025 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Crawcrook & Greenside | £160,000 | £144,999 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Dunston & Teams | £163,000 | £110,000 | Below average income | Some signs |
| Dunston Hill | £168,000 | £87,000 | Below average income | Some signs |
| Easedale Gardens | £135,000 | £56,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Felling South | £130,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Gateshead South | £190,000 | £99,950 | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Gateshead Town | £165,000 | £127,500 | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Heworth | £136,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Low Fell East | £249,950 | £134,000 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Low Fell West | £247,100 | £112,000 | Middle income | Some signs |
| Mount Pleasant & Deckham East | £137,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay | £150,000 | £90,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh | £210,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Ryton | £200,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Sunniside & Lobley Hill | £170,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Swalwell | £200,000 | £77,875 | Below average income | Strong signs |
| Wardley | £174,725 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Whickham | £257,250 | £121,498 | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Windy Nook & Whitehills | £140,700 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Gateshead's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 130,862 residents (680 m from the nearest) | 58.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 2.7% |
| Royal Victoria Infirmary | 65,287 residents (4.0 km from the nearest) | 63.7% in September 2026 | England 61% | 2.3% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service Gateshead is covered by North East Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
- Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 21 min 9 s (North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 6 min 38 s on average over 546 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Gateshead and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
- Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 7 min 13 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 437 (0.5% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 6th highest share of 12 councils in North East.
Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Households in fuel poverty, 2024 9.2% (about 8,618 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
- Where it ranks 7th highest of 12 councils in North East.
- Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 17.3% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 10.6% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in Gateshead
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