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Chopwell & High Spen: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Chopwell & High Spen neighbourhood of Gateshead, England (ONS area Gateshead 029). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NE17, NE39, NE40, NE42. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NE17 7AW.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Gateshead

Chopwell & High Spen is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Gateshead (few signs of gentrification: 3 of 12 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £110,025 (median resale price, 2023-2025). The nearest railway station, Wylam, is 6.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£110,025

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.03; 3 of 12 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

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

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£42,400

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Where Chopwell & High Spen sits in Gateshead

  • Typical house price: the lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead
  • Average household income: 11th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Chopwell & High Spen

House prices: Chopwell & High Spen against Gateshead: This neighbourhood £28k (1995) to £120k (2026); Gateshead £43k (1995) to £175k (2026).£46k£156k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£120kGateshead£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 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 12 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Gateshead, 1 the other way and 8 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

  • Air quality
  • New-build activity
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Wylam Railway station, 6.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 23 min) and Hexham (19 to 25 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 High Spen Primary School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 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 Chopwell & High Spen

What is the typical house price in Chopwell & High Spen?

£110,025. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Chopwell & High Spen compare with the rest of Gateshead?

Typical house price: the lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead. Average household income: 11th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead.

Is Chopwell & High Spen an affluent area?

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

Is Chopwell & High Spen gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.03; 3 of 12 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Chopwell & High Spen?

Wylam. Railway station, 6.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 23 min) and Hexham (19 to 25 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Chopwell & High Spen?

Nearest state primary school. High Spen Primary School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).

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.