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Beacon Lough & Wrekenton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Beacon Lough & Wrekenton neighbourhood of Gateshead, England (ONS area Gateshead 021). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes NE10, NE9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NE9 7LH.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Beacon Lough & Wrekenton is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Gateshead (2 of 16 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £150,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Heworth, is 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 17 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£150,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£34,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Beacon Lough & Wrekenton sits in Gateshead

  • Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead
  • Average household income: the lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 17 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Beacon Lough & Wrekenton

House prices: Beacon Lough & Wrekenton against Gateshead: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £155k (2026); Gateshead £43k (1995) to £175k (2026).£56k£158k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£155kGateshead£175k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Gateshead, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 17 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Gateshead, 2 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Schools improving

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Heworth Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 8 min) and Nunthorpe (about 88 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton 60 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Dec 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Beacon Lough & Wrekenton

What is the typical house price in Beacon Lough & Wrekenton?

£150,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does Beacon Lough & Wrekenton compare with the rest of Gateshead?

Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead. Average household income: the lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead.

Is Beacon Lough & Wrekenton an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Beacon Lough & Wrekenton gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Beacon Lough & Wrekenton?

Heworth. Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 8 min) and Nunthorpe (about 88 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Beacon Lough & Wrekenton?

Nearest state primary school. St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton. 60 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead. 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.