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Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh neighbourhood of Gateshead, England (ONS area Gateshead 022). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes NE21, NE39. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NE39 2PH.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Gateshead

Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Gateshead (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 14 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £210,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Blaydon, is 4.9 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

£210,000

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

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle 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 +0.00; 1 of 14 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 7 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 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,500

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh sits in Gateshead

  • Typical house price: 4th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead
  • Average household income: 5th highest 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 Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh

House prices: Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh against Gateshead: This neighbourhood £55k (1995) to £200k (2026); Gateshead £43k (1995) to £175k (2026).£67k£213k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£200kGateshead£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 14 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Gateshead, 1 the other way and 12 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

  • Schools improving

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Blaydon Railway station, 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 16 min) and Hexham (25 to 31 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 Rowlands Gill Community Primary School 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon 4.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).

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 Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh

What is the typical house price in Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh?

£210,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh compare with the rest of Gateshead?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead. Average household income: 5th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Gateshead.

Is Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh an affluent area?

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

Is Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 14 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh?

Blaydon. Railway station, 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 16 min) and Hexham (25 to 31 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh?

Nearest state primary school. Rowlands Gill Community Primary School. 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon. 4.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).

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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.