Council area · England
North Tyneside: its 30 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against North Tyneside as a whole, from official records, as of 18 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £148,975 in Chirton to £475,500 in Whitley Sands.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
67.6%
South Tyneside District 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
0.3%
305 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 9th of 12 councils in North East.
Households in fuel poverty
7.8%
2024, England's own measure; 11th highest of 12 in North East.
Extra deaths in winter
14.9%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in North Tyneside
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Hill East | £167,750 | £102,500 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Battle Hill West | £159,950 | £87,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Chirton | £148,975 | £83,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Cullercoats | £340,000 | £145,000 | Affluent | Some signs |
| East Benton | £189,950 | £92,000 | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Fordley | £150,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Forest Hall & West Moor | £205,000 | – | Middle income | Some signs |
| Holystone & Benton | £274,000 | £120,000 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Howdon | £150,000 | £78,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Killingworth East | £187,250 | £105,000 | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Killingworth West & Camperdown | £155,000 | £85,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Longbenton | £180,000 | £96,500 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Monkseaton | £295,000 | £152,475 | Middle income | Few signs |
| New York | £173,250 | £92,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| North Shields | £258,000 | £140,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Percy Main | £154,750 | £122,500 | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Preston Billy Mill | £228,000 | £109,950 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Preston Grange | £295,000 | £120,000 | Middle income | Some signs |
| Shiremoor North & South Wellfield | £246,750 | £125,000 | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Shiremoor South & West Allotment | £204,000 | £115,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Tynemouth Priory | £385,000 | £199,225 | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Tynemouth West | £384,500 | £153,000 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Wallsend East | £175,000 | £82,500 | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Wallsend West | £155,000 | £89,950 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| West Monkseaton | £330,000 | £144,000 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Whitley Bay North | £435,000 | £172,500 | Among the most affluent | Some signs |
| Whitley Bay Promenade | £370,000 | £170,000 | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Whitley Sands | £475,500 | £215,000 | Among the most affluent | Clear signs |
| Wideopen & Seaton Burn | £199,000 | £117,000 | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Willington Quay | £149,225 | £75,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
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 North Tyneside's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Tyneside District Hospital | 94,064 residents (3.8 km from the nearest) | 67.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 1.1% |
| Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital | 69,398 residents (2.4 km from the nearest) | 78.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 0.4% |
| Royal Victoria Infirmary | 45,507 residents (4.4 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 North Tyneside 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 North Tyneside 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 305 (0.3% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 9th 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 7.8% (about 7,921 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
- Where it ranks 11th 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 14.9% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 25.8% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in North Tyneside
Thinking of buying in North Tyneside?
A full report covers flood risk, schools, crime, your commute, energy, planning and how the area is changing, for the exact home.
Prepare a full report for a home See a sample reportNeighbourhood 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. Health, flood, fuel poverty and winter figures: the publishers named in each section, Open Government Licence v3.0 unless stated. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.